Autism is a scary word for new parents. Countless hours of prayer are spent in trying to ensure that the child is born healthy without any physical or mental disabilities. Autism is quite scary but is it preventable?
Several studies have been done to find if there is any link between autism and screen time in children under one. These studies have shed light on this mystery .Although there is no clear consensus among these studies (as is the case with most scientific work), the majority of the results point to the idea that autism isn’t a necessary side-effect of increased screen time.
However, parents need to be on alert always since there is scientific research that suggests that increase in screen time during the formative years of the child can result in a significant cognitive slowdown in your children.
However, parents need to be on alert always since there is scientific research that suggests that increase in screen time during the formative years of the child can result in a significant cognitive slowdown in your children.
Such a level of cognitive slowdown can set your child back in academics and other extra curricular activities as he grows old. Therefore, how you control your child today in terms of his/her use of digital screens could have a lasting impact on the child’s life however; there is very little evidence to show that it causes children to be autistic.
Blog reviewed by:Dr Reshmi Pramod
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