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Media Watch Letters
October 29, 2026 Dear Jamie Biesiada, Thank you for the time and care you invested in your recent article, Enabling autism-friendly travel experiences. On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we appreciate your efforts to raise awareness of the real-world travel barriers encountered by autistic individuals and their families. We want…
September 17th, 2026 Dear CBS News Philadelphia, We are writing in response to your video “How Applied Behavior Analysis, the Gold Standard of Autism Therapy, Works” by Stephanie Stahl. We were pleased to see you highlight ABA as a scientifically supported intervention. We also appreciate the video’s efforts in identifying some of the early signs…
September 8th 2026 Dear Larisa Miles, Thank you for the time and care you invested in your recent article, Accelerating autism care. On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we appreciate your focus on the critical issue of access to autism services. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you…
May 25th, 2026 Dear Kaumudi Online News Editorial Team: Thank you for your January 6th article, Autism and low-level laser therapy: What is it? by Joseph Sunny Kunnacherry. This article provides an informative look at low-level laser therapy (LLLT). Informing caregivers and potential clients about treatment options and the extent to which they are grounded in…
April 28th, 2026 Dear CBC News Editorial Staff, We are writing in response to your article, “‘He deserves to be heard’: Mother fights for non-verbal son to use preferred communication method at school”. The article highlights a family’s experience with the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM), an approach that shares key features with Facilitated Communication – a…
April 9, 2026 Dear CBC Marketplace Editorial Team, We are writing in response to Mr. Dexter McMillan’s article, We analyzed 200 cancer and autism videos on TikTok and found the majority contain misinformation, published on October 24, 2025. We wanted to recognize your efforts towards addressing the increase in the presence of health misinformation on social…
March 2nd, 2026 Dear Channel 12 News and Editors, We are writing on behalf of readers who rely on accurate, science-backed reporting about evidenced-based treatment for autism. Your recent article, “Tracking devices and statewide alerts offer hope for autism community”, draws attention to an issue that is both urgent and important and we would like…
Reva Mathieu, EdD, BCBA Duquesne University The New York Times article, “Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart?” (Ghorayshi, 2025), presents a complex and deeply personal examination of the ongoing debate surrounding the definition and diagnosis of autism. The article also expands upon whether the diagnostic category of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) should be divided…
January 1, 2026 Dear Modern Ghana Editorial Staff, We are writing to thank you for publishing the news article “Changing the script: How applied behavior analysis (ABA) is empowering learners and transforming classrooms”. This article discusses how ABA can be used as an evidence-based practice for supporting autistic individuals in schools. Specifically, the article focuses…
January 27, 2026 Reviewed by Reva Mathieu, EdD, BCBA, Duquesne University and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Association for Science in Autism Treatment This review was written in response to the New York Times article, The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (2025). The article is an opinion piece that explores the rise of autism diagnoses…
January 1, 2026 Dear ABC Gold Coast News Editorial Team, We are writing in response to your November article, “As autism diagnoses rise, experts caution against ‘non-evidenced treatments,’ by Julia André. Thank you for raising awareness toward the importance of evidence-based treatments for autistic individuals. As you mentioned, autism spectrum diagnoses are on the rise.…