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How Kids With Autism Spend Screen Time

Watching TV

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) tend to be preoccupied with screen-based media. A new study by Paul Shattuck, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, looks at how children with ASDs spend their "screen time."

Senh: The study doesn't say whether or not watching too much tv or playing too much video games causes autism. It just says that autistic kids prefers to do those activities, and therefore parents should use those devices to teach their kids to be more social.

 

State booster-seat laws reduce children's injuries

Protect your kids regardless of state law, experts say.

 

Yowza! Cost of raising 14 kids: At least $1.5M

Yowza! Cost of raising 14 kids: At least $1.5M

What are the true costs — both financial and emotional — of raising octuplets and six other children until age 18? One conservative estimate reveals that the price tag will be at least $1.5 million. And the emotional costs could prove to be the most severe, experts say.

 

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