With your help, we are reaching out to more and more people every day who share our commitment to accountability, advocate for compassionate service delivery, and agree that science should guide how we help and support individuals with autism and their families. Individuals with autism deserve nothing less! ASAT promotes awareness about autism and best practices through our website, monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment, and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Below you will find a number of specific suggestions to join our efforts for each of the ways listed above.

ASAT’s Website

As you know, ASAT maintains a comprehensive website and new content is uploaded on a frequent basis. We recently added an easy sharing feature so that each and every page of our website can be shared with others with one click. In About ASAT, you can learn more about ASAT’s mission and history and how you can help. In About Autism, you can read about how autism spectrum disorders are defined, what is known about the causes of autism, and if autism is on the rise. You can also peruse our suggested reading list. In Treatment, you can find detailed reviews of published research to help consumers and professionals understand and access the science in autism treatment. You can also watch video examples of interventions and read descriptions of service providers. In Resources, you can find a wealth of information including topical articles, book reviews, research synopses, clinical corner responses, interviews with experts in autism treatment and more. In Media Watch, you can read discussions of accurate and inaccurate portrayals of autism and its treatment by the media. In Newsletter, you can sign up for our free publication, Science in Autism Treatment, and read any of our previously published, archived issues. We also have special pages for pediatricians, teaching faculty and members of the media.

How you can help:

    1. Please readily share the information contained in our website. Use the toolbar to email the page, print it, or recommend it on Facebook.
    2. Share a one page full color flyer about our newsletter that highlights the information above.
    3. We also have translated versions in over a dozen languages including Spanish/Español, Italian/Italiano, French/ Français, Canadian French/ Français canadien, Hindi/ हिन्दी, Hebrew/ עברית , Malay/Melayu, Brazilian Portugese/ Português do Brasil, Serbian/ српски Russian/ русский, and Arabic/ العربية
    4. If you have any suggestions about our website, or any material you would like to see available online, please write to us at info@asatonline.org.

ASAT’s Online Publication, Science in Autism Treatment

Science in Autism Treatment is a free, informative, monthly publication that provides accurate, high quality, timely and useful information regarding autism and the state of the science in autism treatment to families, professionals, and persons with autism. Specific features include:

    • Invited articles by leading advocates of science-based treatment
    • Clinical Corner responses to frequently asked questions about autism treatment
    • Consumer Corner descriptions of resources that can guide and inform treatment decisions
    • Detailed summaries of specific treatments for autism and a recurring column, “Is There Science Behind That?”
    • Book reviews
    • Highlights of our Media Watch efforts with discussion of accurate and inaccurate portrayals of autism and its treatment by the media
    • Synopses of published research to help consumers and professionals understand and access the science
    • Critiques of policy statements related to autism treatment
    • Interviews with those advancing science-based treatment and confronting pseudoscience
    • Guidelines to help consumers access effective treatments
    • Links to helpful resources and articles already offered on www.asatonline.org

How you can help:

    1. If you are not already a subscriber, please subscribe today at https://asatonline.org/newsletter/.
    2. Share a one page full color flyer that highlights information about our newsletter. We also have translated versions in over a dozen languages.
    3. Post the link to our newsletter on Facebook and Twitter.
    4. Take this sign up sheet to your workplace, conference, workshop or meeting, and gather subscribers for the newsletter. Mail or scan and email to newsletter@asatonline.org.
    5. If you have any suggestions related to Science in Autism Treatment, please write to newsletter@asatonline.org.

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1365398271_face bookASAT’s Facebook Page

Posts on our fan page include:

    • Information about our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment
    • Media Watch announcements and alerts
    • Links to offerings and resources available on our website
    • Information about upcoming ASAT activities and events
    • Other ASAT news and highlights

How you can help:

    1. If you are not already a fan, please “like” us at www.facebook.com/ASATonline
    2. Recommend ASAT’s Facebook page to all your friends.

ASAT’s Instagram Page

ASAT is now on Instagram as an extension of our mission to disseminate information about autism and its treatment! ASAT uploads weekly content about autism, its treatment, and shares resources that ASAT offers the community. Posts include information about our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment,
# WebsiteWednesdays, # FlashbackFridays, memes and relevant quotations.

How you can help:

    1. Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/asatonline/
    2. Share our ASAT Online Instagram profile with your family and friends and encourage them to follow us as well
    3. Share our posts!

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ASAT’s LinkedIn Page

ASAT on LinkedinASAT’s presence on LinkedIn is an extension of our mission to disseminate information about autism and its treatment! ASAT uploads weekly content about autism, its treatment, and shares resources that we offer the community. Posts include information about our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment, # WebsiteWednesdays, # FlashbackFridays, memes, and relevant quotations.

How you can help:

  • Follow ASAT on LinkedIn.
  • Share our ASAT Online LinkedIn page with your colleagues, co-workers, supervisees, and students and encourage them to follow us as well! When telling your colleagues about something you found on our LinkedIn page, remember to say, “I read it on ASAT’s LinkedIn page! You should follow them, too!”
  • Invite your LinkedIn connections to follow us.
    1. Go to our LinkedIn
    2. Click “Follow” if you haven’t done so already! It should say “Following.”
    3. Click “More” and “Send in a message.”
    4. Add the names of your colleagues – as soon as you start typing the first letter, you should see a list of names, and you can just select as many as you’d like!
    5. If you want to, write something like “If you want to stay up to date with Science in Autism Treatment, follow this page!” or “Follow ASAT for all the latest news, information, and science related to autism and its treatment!”
    6. Press “Send!” It’s that easy.
  • Share the content of our posts either on LinkedIn or other social media platforms that you use!

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ASAT’s Twitter Account

ASAT regularly sends out tweets notifying our followers about any news from ASAT including notifications about the latest issues of our monthly publication, Science in Autism Treatment. We also share information about ASAT events and initiatives, as well as tweets directing followers to articles and other items of interest.

How you can help:

    1. Follow ASAT on Twitter.
    2. Tweet about ASAT and our offerings and resources. In fact, any page on the ASAT website can be tweeted.
    3. Encourage all your social contacts to follow ASAT on Twitter.
    4. Retweet ASAT tweets that may be relevant to your followers. Help make important ASAT content go viral.
    5. Use trending hashtags # StickwithScience and # ScienceMatters to help us reach a broader audience.

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speakingSpreading the Word about Science (and ASAT)

Whether you are family member, service provider, medical professional, paraprofessional, teacher, or faculty member, you each have a number of opportunities to share information about ASAT and its resources. These include, but are not limited to:

 

  • Posting ASAT information in your Pediatrician or Family Physician’s office, autism parent group meetings, on school or community boards or handing them out at conferences you attend.
  • Including a link to ASAT’s webpage in your presentations or your webpage.
  • Doing it the old fashioned way- talking to parents and other professionals/staff about ASAT and the resources we provide. Inform them that they may sign up for our free newsletter, join Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and access our website.
  • Sharing with colleagues when appropriate through email, Facebook, Twitter, flyers, and other social media outlets.
  • Sharing our information with:
    • Families of newly diagnosed children with ASD or families who are new to your organization
    • Your local Special Education Parent Teacher Association
    • Local autism clinics
    • Your local news sources
    • Medical professionals
  • Post information about ASAT’s events and posts on your website.
  • Share our translated flyers widely.
  • If you teach college or graduate courses, build our information into course content and disseminate our resources as part of your course requirements.
  • If you provide BCBA/BCaBA or psychology supervision, require supervisees to use our information to guide decisions and clinical practice, and encourage those students being supervised to subscribe to our newsletter.
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