Media Watch Letters

ASAT Responds to Lexington Herald-Leader story “E. Ky. school uses intensive therapy to educate kids with autism”

Source Dear Ms. Hjalmarson: Thank you sharing this important story with your readers. We applaud the Highlands Center for Autism for making such a commitment to these precious children and for relying on objective data to guide efforts to help them realize their fullest potential. Of the dozens of treatments for autism, applied behavior analysis…

ASAT Responds to MSNBC.com’s “Dark Shadows Loom Over ‘Facilitated’ Talk”

Source December 7, 2009 Dear Mr. Alexander: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (www.asatonline.org), we are writing to you about your article entitled, “Dark Shadows Loom Over ‘Facilitated’ Talk” (December 2, 2009). This piece described a gut-wrenching experience faced by parents of an individual with autism who, through facilitated communication, falsely…

ASAT Responds to Chicago Tribune story “Autism Treatment: Science Hijacked to Support Alternative Therapies”

Source   Dear Ms. Tsouderos and Ms. Callahan: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we would like to commend you for your recent article entitled, “Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies” (November 23, 2009). Parents of children with autism are bombarded with treatment options, often to the point…