Article about misleading therapies for children with ASD. There are two key messages that are important for ALL parents to be aware of: Firstly, any treatment that claims to fix a wide variety of conditions (especially within a given time frame, such as all children will learn to read within 12 weeks!) is generally unfounded. It usually does not take into account the individual strengths and weaknesses of each child, nor is it targeted to the individual. One of the points they touch on is that personal testimonials should not be used in place of scientific evidence. This is a really valid point as it is direct breach of our medical registration to have testimonials or discounts offered. Be very wary of practices using testimonials or discounts to encourage you to use their service. The National Law includes a section on advertising (section 133), which lists what is not acceptable, including (but not limited to): making misleading claims offering an inducement such as a gift or discount (unless the relevant terms and conditions are also included) using testimonials creating unreasonable expectations of beneficial treatment, or encouraging the indiscriminate or unnecessary use of a service. The National Boards have also published advertising guidelines to help practitioners understand the Board’s expectations. These are published on the individual National Board websites and are accessible through the AHPRA website. For more information, please refer to the National Law, the National Boards’ advertising guidelines or the fact sheet on advertising a regulated health service. examiner/article/false-or-misleading-claims-for-treating-autism-1
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 00:09:38 +0000
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