Methods of work successfully used by the Moscow Center for Medical Pedagogy and other organizations to help children with various developmental disorders . They involve different specialists, each of whom contributes to the development of the child; relying on his strengths and respect for his personality. Basic principle: any child with the right approach can develop and realize their potential A new area of research presented in the collection refers to special diets. The nutritional approach is aimed at detecting the biological causes of diseases manifested in the sphere of the child’s psyche. A translation of the article "Neuropsychological bases of understanding autism" is also published, which examines in detail various theories explaining the behavioral characteristics of autism in terms of a neuropsychological disorder.