A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics investigated whether screen time in early childhood increases the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) later in life. While initial analyses suggested a ...

Early and Prolonged Screen Time Damages Brain Development Studies suggest that children under two should not be exposed to screens at all, and those between two and five years old should have no ...

Excessive screen time in young children links to Virtual Autism Spectrum Disorder, affecting social communication and behaviour Young children who spend more than four hours a day on screens, such ...

If your children are spending too much time on screens, it can cause emotional and behavioral problems and lead to more screen use, according to a new meta-analysis.

For children older than five, screen time should be limited to less than two hours a day. In 2019, the organization suggested that parents should make a family media plan and stick to it. They ...

A chicken-or-egg question Some critics raise the possibility of reverse causality—i.e., that autism itself is the cause of social disengagement and heavy screen use rather than the other way around.

Dr Selina Warlow, a clinical psychologist and founder of The Nook Clinic, explained that neurodiverse children struggle with ...

It would be wrong to claim I have consistent feelings about this. I do worry about his screen time, but mostly I am OK with it - in a way my husband definitely isn't. Partly this is down to my own ...

If your children are spending too much time on screens, it can cause emotional and behavioral problems and lead to more screen use, according to a new meta-analysis.