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Media Watch Letters
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…
Source Dear Mr. Zarembo: We are writing to you regarding your article entitled, “Families Cling to Hope of Autism Recovery†(the Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2011). We appreciate your time and effort in highlighting the work of Dr. Lovaas and the larger field of applied behavior analysis. We especially appreciate your advocacy of…
Source Dear Ms. Friedmann: We would like to commend you for your recent Star Tribune piece, “Autism foundation’s IRS filings raise eyebrows†(July 30, 2011), in which you exposed the wrongdoings of an organization fundraising in the name of helping people with autism. In a very straightforward way, you have denounced the organization’s mismanagement…
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…
Dear Mr. Schreiner, We are writing in response to your article, “School accused of putting autistic student in bag” (Associated Press, December 22, 2011). Thank you for bringing attention to this important story in which a nine-year-old boy with autism was enclosed in a “therapy bag” as a consequence for his misbehavior. This is an…
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…
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…
Source Dear Ms. Hopkins, We read with interest your article entitled, “Autistic boy receives love and help from trained dog” (Calgary Herald, June 3, 2011). At first glance, this is a moving story and we read with interest how Griffin the dog had been well received at the boy’s school. Indeed, dogs can be…
Source Dear Ms. Pearson, I am writing to you with concerns about your online story, “Autism Screening Called into Question” posted June 13, 2011. Although the article focused on autism screening, an inaccurate portrayal of the science supporting autism treatment was reflected in the following quote: As for the third question, the researchers concluded…
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…
Source Mr. Richardson, We read with interest your recent article, “Graduating to an Uncertain Fate” in the Portland Press Herald and applaud you for shedding light on the important topic of adults with autism. They are a clearly underrepresented segment of the autism community with respect to research, service delivery, funding, and even media attention. Sadly,…