Goal: Write a letter to an editor on a recent media story related to autism treatments. With the ubiquity of social media and articles going viral, it will be easy for students to find news stories that contain inaccurate representations of autism or treatments for autism. Students can review the literature related to the concerns and include references in a letter to the author/editor. (Compliments to ASAT for the assignment creation).
Example of a letter in response to a media article can be found here:
https://www.asatonline.org/media-watch/asat-responds-washington-posts-nowhere-go-young-people-severe-autism-languish-weeks-longer-hospitals/
https://www.asatonline.org/media-watch/asat-responds-washington-posts-nowhere-go-young-people-severe-autism-languish-weeks-longer-hospitals/ (Links to an external site.)