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Media Watch Letters
Source Dear Mr. Preidt, First, we would like to thank you for highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in your HealthDay article, “Timing of Autism Diagnosis Tied to Choice of Treatment.” Timing of diagnosis may be one of the most important yet overlooked topics concerning the assessment…
Source Dear Mr. Gould, We are writing in response to an article that was published about the use of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) on August 11, 2016 on theatlantic.com. With the growth of the number of individuals being diagnosed with ASD, this article discusses an extremely important…
Source Dear Mr. Elliott, We want to thank you for writing this article and highlighting a very controversial topic among the autism community – facilitated communication (FC). As part of our mission statement, we at The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) promote safe, science-based treatments for people with autism through the dissemination…
Source Dear The Hans India, We are writing in response to your article, “Stem cell therapy breathes life into 12 year old autistic girl” (June 8, 2016), and would like to sincerely thank you for bringing our attention towards the use of stem cell therapy to alleviate some of the symptoms of autism. It…
Source Dear Ms. Singh, We are writing in response to your article, “Adjunctive therapies providing positive results for autism and other conditions.” In the article, you describe the experience of the Dalton family, who enrolled their son Jaron in a circus arts program for children with autism. The Dalton family noticed improvements in Jaron’s…
Source Dear Ms. Hassen, The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), would like to thank you for writing such an important article, South African Mother Battles Stigma Over Autism (April, 2016). We are also grateful to Primrose Mooi, the mother from the article who shared her family’s journey with autism. Stories like this…
Source Dear Ms. Luthra, On behalf of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), we would like to thank you for your informative news article, “Helping patients with autism navigate the stressful ER” (CNN February 29, 2016). Your story highlighted many concerns of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their caregivers when…
Source Dear Mr. Knopf, We are writing in response to your article, “‘Unbelievable’: The therapy parents claim is transforming the lives of children with autism” and acknowledge your efforts in making applied behavior analysis (ABA) more internationally recognized. As mentioned in your article, applied behavior analysis is not only changing the lives of children…
Source Dear Ms. Barton, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts individuals and their quality of life regardless of socioeconomic status. The Aquilinis are one of the wealthiest families in Canada; however, as you point out in your article their son, Christian, is impacted by autism. We enjoyed reading about Christian’s successes and challenges throughout his…
Source Dear Mr. O’Hare, We would like to thank you for sharing information in your recent article about new technology designed to teach children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. We were happy to read that the makers of Leka, the social robot, are creating products they are hoping will benefit…
Source Thank you for covering such an important topic, one that is often overlooked by the autism treatment literature: how having a child with a developmental disability—in this case autism—may impact the whole family. The success of treatment is dependent on the adherence of consistent implementation of intervention strategies and parental resources involved in…