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Media Watch Letters
Source Dear Editor Time magazine has a long-standing track record of publishing stories that promote awareness about autism. For this, the magazine should be applauded. However, in your May 15, 2006 issue, the article “A Tale of Two Schools” by Claudia Wallis perpetuated a number of myths, biases, and misrepresentations about certain autism treatment approaches.…
Source Dear Editor What a disservice to children and families. One method, which has been shown through controlled research to consistently improve the outcomes for children with autism, is painted with the standard clichés of cold, manipulative, robot training; the other, which has been hugely marketed and promoted, is depicted in glowing terms as caring,…
Source Dear Editor: Re: A Tale of Two Schools I was astonished by Claudia Wallis’ inaccurate portrayal of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and the work of teachers and students at Alpine Learning Group (“A Tale of Two Schools” TIME, May 15, 2006). Wallis spent hours at Alpine, reviewing the scientific research supporting ABA and observing…
Source Dear Editor, In the May 15, 2006 issue, the article “A Tale of Two Schools” by Claudia Wallis perpetuated a number of myths, biases, and misrepresentations about the two autism treatment approaches depicted. Critical information regarding the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis (ABA) was unfortunately left out and led readers to view ABA…
