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.

Psy 621: Ethics

Assignment 4

Assignment 4 will explore the ethics in reviewing and responding to media articles that may or may not fully support the idea of an evidence based model behind autism treatment. Assignment should follow APA formatting, and cite relevant articles/sources to support why or why not the article supports/does not support evidence based treatment. Articles can be located within different newspapers, blogs, or journals.

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.)

ASAT Responds to The Washington Post’s, “Nowhere to Go: Young People with Severe Autism Languish Weeks or Longer in Hospitals”

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