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Media Watch Letters
Source Dear Ms. Darula: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we are writing to you in regard to your article, “Discover Autism – A Wide Range of Therapy Programs” (August 31, 2009). While we appreciate your efforts to raise awareness of treatment of the disorder, the article contains misleading…
Source Dear Editor: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (www.asatonline.org), we would like to commend Ms. Roni Caryn Rabin for her recent article entitled “Regimens: Restrictive Diets May Not Be Appropriate for Children With Autism” (July 27, 2009). Parents of children with autism are bombarded with treatment options, often to…
Source July 28, 2009 Dear Editor: On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (www.asatonline.org), we are writing to you in connection with your Health Watch story on Rethink Autism that aired on 7-23-09. In particular, we wanted to commend the piece for highlighting that applied behavior analysis (ABA) is considered a…
Source March 5, 2009 Dear Ms. Lafsy: I am writing to you on behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) in response to your March 4th article entitled, “Can a DVD Teach Kids with Autism to Understand Emotions?”. While I am grateful for the attention paid to autism and the focus…
Source I would like to commend you on the article entitled “Family Transformed After Autism Intervention.” As a board member of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (www.asatonline.org), it is refreshing to read an article about how a scientifically validated intervention has changed the life of a child with autism and her family.…
Source Letters to the Editor New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Dear Editor: Jane Brody’s “Trying Anything and Everything for Autism” accurately described behavioral intervention as an effective autism treatment while outlining a family’s struggle with repeated attempts at dangerous and unproven “bio-medical” interventions to address their child’s autism. We…
Source Response to the article on autism insurance laws. Letter to the Editor The article, “Parents Press States for Autism Insurance Laws” (October 20, 2008) quotes me as saying that the evidence for applied behavior analysis (ABA) after the age of 6 or 7 years is “sparse.” Actually, I said there are many studies…
Source Letters to the Editor The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Dear Editor, I am responding to your recent story “Reaching an Autistic Teenager” on October 17, 2008. The information presented in the article is both incomplete and inaccurate in light of published empirical data on autism treatment effectiveness.…
December 5, 2008 Ms. Ingrid Newkirk, President Ms. Tracy Reiman, Executive Vice-President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 501 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Dear Ms. Newkirk and Ms. Reiman: Thank you for your response to our letter. We would like the opportunity to provide further information on what has been learned from…
September 9, 2008 Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Office of Autism Research Coordination – NIMH 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8203, MSC 9669 Bethesda, MD 20892-9669 Dear IACC Members, The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of informing the public about science-based autism treatments and to increase access to effective intervention for those…
Source ASAT provided the following letter to the Special Advisory Committee of the Virginia Insurance Commission following testimony advocating for passage of Virginia HB 83. This house bill would mandate insurance companies to cover treatment for those diagnosed with ASD. August 8, 2008 Special Advisory Committee –HB83 c/o Ms. Florence Morris Sr. Insurance Analyst Bureau of…