Media Watch Letters

ASAT Responds to Cape Cod Institute Summer 2012 Program

Source   Dear Dr. Levin, We recently received your brochure for the 33rd annual Cape Cod Institute. We are familiar with the Institute and its longstanding reputation of providing training for new and established psychologists every year. As professionals in the field of autism treatment, we always look with great interest at your training offerings. This…

ASAT Responds to NY Times Story “A French Film Takes Issue With the Psychoanalytic Approach to Autism”

Source   To the Editor: Thank you for your recent article by Mr. Jolly and Ms. Novak titled, “A French Film Takes Issue With the Psychoanalytic Approach to Autism”. This documentary features interviews with several psychoanalysts who espouse a belief that the mother’s psychological make-up has harmed her child and that the father has failed to protect the…

ASAT Responds to ABC’s “From Miracle to Nightmare”

Source   Thank you, Chris Cuomo, for your report, From Miracle to Nightmare, and for shedding light on a travesty that continues to hijack the conversation about autism treatment. Those guided by scientific evidence in the treatment of autism have been appalled by the amount of positive media attention that facilitated communication has garnered over the…

ASAT Responds to The Detroit News story, “Study: Michigan autism teachers need more training: experience, effective practices lacking, says a report from MSU”

Source   Dear Mr. Lewis, We are writing to you regarding your article entitled, “Study: Michigan autism teachers need more training: experience, effective practices lacking, says a report from MSU” (The Detroit News, September 13, 2011).   First and foremost, thank you.  At a time when so many journalists write in a glowing manner about autism…

ASAT Responds to Ezinearticle, “Is Autism Treatment Possible?”

Source   Dear Ms. Wagner: We are writing today in response to your article entitled, “Is Autism Treatment Possible?”(http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-Autism-Treatment-Possible?&id=6458523).  The rate of autism is currently 1 in 110, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This statistic reinforces the fact that there is a great need to educate families on interventions available to them…