Jane Asher discusses the challenges
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Jane Asher highlights the many
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Jane Asher offers several important
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ASAT Responds to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: “First Lady Rachael Ruto calls for laws to address rising autism cases”
August 25th, 2025 Dear Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Digital, We are writing in response to your article titled First Lady Rachael Ruto calls for laws to address rising autism cases. We thank the First lady of Kenya, Mama Rachel Ruto, for highlighting the need for laws and policies to support children with autism and their…
ASAT Responds to LA Times: “Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism — and one another.”
August 19th, 2025 Dear Associated Press, We are writing in response to Kenya Hunter’s article Black Dads go public with support for their kids with autism – and each other. As a reader, we appreciated that the author was cognizant of the particular difficulties that Black fathers and, more generally, minority parents face when raising…
ASAT Responds to CBS News: “‘Autism detox’ treatments are not science-backed and have health risks, experts warn
June 30, 2025 Dear CBS News Editorial Team, We are writing in response to Sara Moniuszko and Alexander Hunter’s article, Autism detox treatments are not science-backed and have health risks, experts warn. We appreciate the article’s thorough investigation into the dangers of pseudoscientific autism “detox” treatments, which place autistic individuals at severe risk of physical…
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ASAT Responds to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: “First Lady Rachael Ruto calls for laws to address rising autism cases”
August 25th, 2025 Dear Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Digital, We are writing in response to your article titled First Lady Rachael Ruto calls for laws to address rising autism cases. We thank the First lady of Kenya, Mama Rachel Ruto, for highlighting the need for laws and policies to support children with autism and their…
ASAT Responds to LA Times: “Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism — and one another.”
August 19th, 2025 Dear Associated Press, We are writing in response to Kenya Hunter’s article Black Dads go public with support for their kids with autism – and each other. As a reader, we appreciated that the author was cognizant of the particular difficulties that Black fathers and, more generally, minority parents face when raising…
ASAT Responds to CBS News: “‘Autism detox’ treatments are not science-backed and have health risks, experts warn
June 30, 2025 Dear CBS News Editorial Team, We are writing in response to Sara Moniuszko and Alexander Hunter’s article, Autism detox treatments are not science-backed and have health risks, experts warn. We appreciate the article’s thorough investigation into the dangers of pseudoscientific autism “detox” treatments, which place autistic individuals at severe risk of physical…
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