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April 20, 2025 Dear Ms. Bellisle and Ms. Boone, We deeply appreciate your coverage of the tragic death of Victor Perez, a teenager mistakenly reported to 911 as an intoxicated man with a knife who was shot by officers just twelve seconds after they arrived at the scene. We thank you for respectfully highlighting Perez’s…
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April 13, 2025 Dear Ms. McGorry, Thank you for highlighting the use of improv-based approaches to support autistic individuals in your article titled,“Unique therapy helps some young people with autism interact better with others”. At ASAT, we seek to promote evidence-based treatment and highlight efforts made to support autistic individuals and their families. We appreciate…
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February 23, 2025 Dear Mr. Paul Barry, We are writing in response to your news segment published on ABC’s Media Watch website: “Autism Lasers.” We would like to commend you for highlighting the potential dangers of red light therapy as a treatment for autism. Families navigating autism diagnosis and treatment are often overwhelmed, and misleading…
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ASAT Responds to AP News: “Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support”
April 20, 2025 Dear Ms. Bellisle and Ms. Boone, We deeply appreciate your coverage of the tragic death of Victor Perez, a teenager mistakenly reported to 911 as an intoxicated man with a knife who was shot by officers just twelve seconds after they arrived at the scene. We thank you for respectfully highlighting Perez’s…
ASAT Responds to Fox News: “Unique therapy helps some young people with autism interact better with others”
April 13, 2025 Dear Ms. McGorry, Thank you for highlighting the use of improv-based approaches to support autistic individuals in your article titled,“Unique therapy helps some young people with autism interact better with others”. At ASAT, we seek to promote evidence-based treatment and highlight efforts made to support autistic individuals and their families. We appreciate…
ASAT Responds to Australian Broadcasting Company: “Autism Lasers”
February 23, 2025 Dear Mr. Paul Barry, We are writing in response to your news segment published on ABC’s Media Watch website: “Autism Lasers.” We would like to commend you for highlighting the potential dangers of red light therapy as a treatment for autism. Families navigating autism diagnosis and treatment are often overwhelmed, and misleading…
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