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Media Watch Letters
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…
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…
Source Dear Ms. Falco, On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment, I am writing about the article, “Study: Early Autism Intervention is Effective” (November 30, 2009). I am pleased that CNN is spotlighting research that examines the effectiveness of treatment for autism. With so many unexamined treatments available for children with autism, it…
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.…