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Due to the stubbornness of children, do you also give them mobile phones? Even though your child gets calmed down by this, he is becoming mentally weak by spending too much time on the screen. AIIMS research shows that giving smartphones to children at an early age affects their mental development to a great extent. According to the report, the risk of virtual autism is increasing in children due to use of mobile phones, gadgets and watching too much TV.
In fact, research conducted at AIIMS has shown that children under two years of age who use mobile phones excessively can become victims of serious conditions like autism. In research, doctors found that children whose parents made it a habit to look at mobile phones from birth to 18 months of age were found to have significantly more serious conditions like autism.
behavior different from normal children
Autism is a disorder that affects a child’s abilities to understand. Because of which their behavior is different from normal children. At a press conference on Friday, Shefali Gulati, head of the child neurology department of AIIMS, said a lot of research has been done on autism spectrum disorder, especially screen time.
These children have more symptoms of autism
It has been observed that in the children who have been studied, at the age of one year, children who have spent more screen time have been found to have more autism. At the age of three years, symptoms of autism are more common in boys, and symptoms of autism are also seen in girls. He emphasized that other research and meta analyzes have shown a significant association between early, prolonged screen time and a higher risk of autism.
Screen Addiction Scoring
He told that he conducted a study on children suffering from autism and other children, in which it was found that children suffering from autism use screens for more time than other children. He said that we also conducted a study in which we compared children suffering from autism with other children in the hospital. We found that children with autism started using screens earlier and for longer periods of time than other children. We also saw his screen addiction scoring, which was high. Therefore, the important thing is to reduce screen time.
talk to children as much as possible
Emphasizing the importance of personal interaction with children, Gulati said, the more personal interaction we have with the child, the more important it will be. He advised parents to gradually reduce children’s screen time instead of making sudden changes. He said that guidelines have already been prepared by many institutions on this subject, including that children under the age of 18 should not be given screen time.
equal right to life
Gulati emphasized that humanistic approach should be given priority while dealing with children suffering from autism. He said, every person, every child, whether he has any difficulty or is autistic, has an equal right to live a life of dignity. We all have to move together. All the five fingers of our hand are different, but all are very important for our hand and fist. Therefore, these children are also very important for us and we have to move together. He further said, whenever symptoms suggestive of autism appear, you should consult a child neurologist or developmental pediatrician. Don’t think that it will get better on its own.
