38 percent of autism diagnoses can be attributed to the additional television watching that occurs due to precipitation and that 17 percent of the increase in autism rates over a twenty-year period is due to the growth of cable households and subsequent increase in early childhood screen time
Since autistic children are more prone to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and social anxiety, the effects of screen time amplify OCD in autistic children. Too much screen time can also cause a lower attention span. In addition to this, depression is linked to screen time causing health-related issues as well
use autism like symptoms?
Some studies suggest that increased screen time in young children is associated to negative health outcomes such as decreased cognitive ability, impaired language development, mood, and autistic-like behavior including hyperactivity, short attention span, and irritability
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