ASAT Advertising Policy and Protocols

The Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) accepts advertising for www.asatonline.org, our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment, and other ASAT publications to offset its operational expenses. Products or services accepted for advertisement by ASAT will be consistent with our mission to disseminate accurate, scientifically sound information about autism and treatments for autism and to improve access to effective, science-based treatments for all people with autism, regardless of age, severity of condition, income or place of residence.

All advertisers may complete the Advertising Application online or print this version and mail.

ASAT maintains the right to refuse any proposed advertisement that is incompatible with its mission, as determined through a case-by-case review, prior to placement of advertisement. In order to be considered for acceptance, the proposed advertisement must NOT:

  • make unsubstantiated health or treatment claims;
  • suggest endorsement by ASAT;
  • contain religious or political content;
  • contain pop-ups, floating ads or surveys;
  • collect personal information from an individual visiting ASATonline.org; and
  • use cookies, applets or other such files that transmit or otherwise collect personally identifiable information.

For each possible ASAT advertiser, an authorized person may be required to sign off that his/her organization is in support of the following tenets:

  1. All treatments for individuals with autism should be guided by the best available scientific information.
  2. Service providers have a responsibility to rely on treatments that have been shown to be safe and effective in scientifically rigorous, peer-reviewed research studies.
  3. Service providers should take steps necessary to help consumers differentiate between scientifically-validated treatments and treatments that lack validation.
  4. Consumers should be informed that any treatment lacking scientific support should be pursued with great caution.
  5. Objective data should be used when making clinical decisions.

Advertisement on our website, monthly publication, or other materials does not imply endorsement by ASAT of the advertised company, service or product. All advertisements will be placed on our website and in our newsletter clearly labeled as advertisement. ASAT reserves the right to decline any advertising request if the content of ad contains reference to treatments that are not established. ASAT may also decline requests if the website or mission statement contains content not consistent with the tenets above. This policy is intended to provide general guidance and is not inclusive or exhaustive. ASAT may change this policy at any time, at its discretion, by posting a revised policy to the ASATonline.org web site.

For questions about advertising, contact asatads@asatonline.org.

Disclaimer

ASAT has no formal relationship with any of its advertisers. Furthermore, their stated endorsement of the above tenets is not verified or monitored by ASAT. Although ASAT expects that all advertising organizations will act in accordance with the above statements, ASAT does not assume responsibility for ensuring that advertisers engage in behavior that is consistently congruent with the statements above.

Rates

Sponsor and non-sponsor rates are listed below. For more information about becoming a sponsor, please see Professional Sponsors page.

As you can see below, we are offering additional percentage discounts in addition to free ads for the higher sponsorship levels. Website ads are $200/month and a maximum of five will appear on our site at any given time. Please contact us if you are interested in advertising for more than 6 months as discounts will apply.

Formatting of Newsletter Ads

Here are some specifications and details with respect to ads for our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment:

  • Format: Send as high resolution PNG or JPG
  • Image Size: Maximum 600 pixels wide, maximum file size of 1MB, and 72 DPI is sufficient for the web. We are flexible about height as this can be 1/4 page, 1/2 page of full page layout (pricing is the same)
  • Clickable link: If you would like the ad to be clickable to your website, please include the exact link you would like embedded. In this case, be mindful of avoiding too much text.
  • Due date: The 25th of the month prior to the month you would like ad to be featured
  • Please ensure that your ad does not make unsubstantiated health or treatment claims, suggest endorsement by ASAT, or contain religious or political content.

Advertising Rates

Non Sponsors Partner $5000/yr Champion $2000/yr Benefactor $1000/yr Alliance $500/yr Patron $200/yr
See Rates below Four free ads + 50% discount Two free ads + 50% discount One free ad + 50% discount 50% discount 20% discount
Newsletter Full size/Full color $500/Issue $250/Issue $250/Issue $250/Issue $250/Issue $400/Issue
Website 160px X 75px $200/Month $100/Month $100/Month $100/Month $100/Month $160/Month
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