Psychiatric News (11/6) reports research found that “toddlers who have more than 14 hours per week of screen time have nearly twice the odds of having a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder when they are 12 years old.” Investigators found that “children were more likely to have more than 14 hours of screen time when they were 2 years old if they were boys, their mothers had less than 13 years of education or less, or they lived in households with a family income of $60,000 or less.” The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Excessive Screen Time in Toddlers Linked to Autism Diagnosis in Early Adolescence,” Psychiatric News, November 6, 2024