Media Watch

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Media Watch (a subcommittee of the Public Relations Committee) has three primary initiatives:

Educating the public about effective autism treatment through proactive contact with the media;
Responding to inaccurate information or proposed treatments described by the media (as it relates to scientific findings about their effectiveness); and
Supporting accurate media depictions of empirically–sound interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

We seek to increase awareness of the scientific underpinnings surrounding autism treatment that can lead to real hope for those touched by this disorder.

Below are some recent letters showcasing our Media Watch efforts.

NEW! ASAT Responds to Cape Cod Institute Summer 2012 Program

Thursday, February 02, 2012
Source http://www.cape.org/2012/karen_levine.html

Upon closer inspection of the topics covered in the week-long training, we took exception to the use of “evidence based comprehensive treatments” to describe all of the following treatment approaches for individuals with autism...

ASAT Responds to LA Times Story “Families Cling to Hope of Autism Recovery”

Monday, January 30, 2012
Source http://www.latimes.com/.../la-me-autism-day-three-html,0,3438178.htmlstory

While you acknowledge some positive benefits of applied behavior analytic treatment, your emphasis ignores a large body of research indicating that children who receive Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) benefit significantly relative to those children who do not receive EIBI...

ASAT Responds to StarTribune's "Autism Foundation’s IRS Filings Raise Eyebrows"

Friday, January 27, 2012
Source http://www.startribune.com/.../126457453.html

In a very straightforward way, you have denounced the organization’s mismanagement of funds and, worse, their false association and improper use of the names of renowned organizations...

ASAT Responds to NY Times Story "A French Film Takes Issue With the Psychoanalytic Approach to Autism"

Sunday, January 22, 2012
Source http://www.nytimes.com/.../film-about-treatment-of-autism-strongly-criticized-in-france.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

If anyone has failed, it has been the psychoanalytic community which, in the last 50 years, has been unable to produce credible evidence for its assertions, has robbed children of their futures, and has abdicated responsibility for the harm they have caused families...

ASAT Responds to AP's "School Accused of Putting Autistic Student in Bag”

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Source http://xfinity.comcast.net/.../US.Boy.In.Bag

Frustration with autism’s complexities plus a genuine desire to help could lead to a willingness to try anything to address challenging behavior...

ASAT Responds to ABC's "From Miracle to Nightmare"

Sunday, January 08, 2012
Source http://abc.go.com/.../2020-106-from-miracle-to-nightmare

Those guided by scientific evidence in the treatment of autism have been appalled by the amount of positive media attention that facilitated communication has garnered over the years...

ASAT Responds to The Detroit News story, "Study: Michigan autism teachers need more training: experience, effective practices lacking, says a report from MSU"

Friday, September 16, 2011
Source http://www.detnews.com/.../Study--Michigan-autism-teachers-need-more-training

...however, all too often, when given license to “use a variety of approaches,” we have seen some special education teachers do what they want, what they like, what is easiest, what is cheapest, and what they already know...

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