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Media Watch Letters
Source Dear Autism Speaks, We read your recent press release, “Shakespeare Therapy for Autism,” with great interest. Shakespearean plays are certainly among the most famous and important of the genre in Western literature. Your article discusses how actress Kelly Hunter has developed the “Hunter Heartbeat Method,” which uses aspects of Shakespearian acting, such as…
Source Dear Mr. Clark: Thank you so much for sharing such a heartwarming and inspiring story about this young man’s efforts to raise money and awareness for children with autism in Maine. Connor’s central message cannot be overstated: Children with autism need early intervention to achieve success later in life. Given the diversity in…
Source Dear Mr. Preidt, As board members for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we would like to commend you for your informative article entitled, “FDA Warns Against Bogus Autism Treatments,” published in HealthDay News (April 25, 2014). Your story brings attention to an important U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning:…
Source Dear Mr. Cukan, Thank you for your “consumer beware” advice in your article (“Companies may face legal action for false claims about products to cure autism,” Upi.com, April 25, 2014). You are right: false and misleading claims should result in legal action to protect the consumers. We are writing to give more depth…
Source Dear Editor, We are writing to extend our appreciation of your coverage of the tragic death of Avonte Oquendo, a young man with autism from New York, and the legislative initiatives that are taking place in his name (NBC News, January 29, 2014). Thank you for providing a clear and succinct overview of…
Source Dear Dr. Peters, We would like to thank you for addressing such an important but often overlooked issue of the increased rates of anxiety in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Recent research suggests that anxiety-related concerns are among the most common presenting problems for children and adolescents with ASD (White, Oswald, Ollendick,…
Source Dear Mr. Comas, We read your article, “City Says No To Boy’s Therapy Chickens” (Disability Scoop Online, December 10, 2013) with great interest. Previous stories have been published about the relationship of a child with autism and myriad animals, including dogs, horses and dolphins. We appreciate that young children on the autism spectrum,…
Source Dear Ms. Klimas: The Association for Science in Autism Treatment applauds you for reporting on such a sensitive topic, and for bringing a potentially serious issue to light: incompetent autism treatment providers. While it is important to seek out science-based treatment in autism, it is equally imperative to secure practitioners who are thoroughly trained…
Source Dear Ms. Pearson, Thank you for your straightforward report on the findings of a recently published study in the Journal of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, indicating that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common in families of young children with both autism and developmental disabilities (Huffington Post Online, January 11,…
Source Dear Ms. Lambert: Thank you for highlighting the struggle families face in finding educational settings that incorporate individualized, effective treatment for their children with autism. However, some facets of your story are inaccurate and could lead parents to draw erroneous conclusions about – or even reject– what is considered to be the “gold…
Source Dear Editor: We read with interest your recent press release titled, “Journal of Communication Disorders Releases First Autism Study of the Son-Rise Program® .” The very fact that this is the first study examining the benefit of a program that has been touted as an amazing and highly successful treatment for the past…