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Media Watch Letters
Source Dear Ms. O’Connor and Mr. Elmore, We are writing in response to your online article, “Autism rate rises; disorder now affects 1 in 88 children” (March 30, 2012), and commend your coverage of what we see as a very important topic: the growing population of individuals diagnosed with autism. However, we have some…
Source Dear Editor: Thank you for your recent story entitled, “Doctor fired over autism treatment” (UPI.com, January 10, 2012). Parents of children with autism are bombarded with treatment options, often to the point of confusion. You correctly inform the reader that “the treatment [hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)] would offer families false hope.” We would like…
Source Dear Mr. Mnookin, Thank you for your tireless efforts at providing a voice of reason in the continual storm of sensational journalism on the purported connection of vaccines and autism (The Panic Virus, 2011). Given your book’s examination of the limits of rational thought, I imagine that it must be frustrating to note…
Source Dear Mr. Leys, We read your recent article, “Autistic man struggles in Iowa’s mental health system” in the Des Moines Register (February 4, 2012), and applaud you for bringing to light a challenging, but unfortunately prevalent situation for many adults with autism and their families. You captured the heartbreaking reality that many individuals with autism in…
Source Dear Mr. O’Donoghue, We applaud you and the Irish Times for your article “French film ban raises autism issue” (February 9, 2012), in which you join thousands of people worldwide who are supporting the denouncement of France’s predominating psychoanalytical ideology and treatment of people with autism. Thank you for shedding further light on this…
Source Dear Ms. Hansen, Thank you for your recent article surrounding the high costs of autism treatment, “Cost of autistic children cripples parents up to $50,000 a year (February 12, 2012). We would like to invite your readers to consider this: The human and financial costs of children with autism who do NOT receive…
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…