Can watching too much TV make a child autistic?
Watching too much television in childhood could cause autism, experts have warned.
They are suggesting parents limit their children's viewing - and say the under-twos should be barred from watching TV altogether.
I agree that it's unhealthy for teeny folks to watch too much TV but I don't necessarily agree with Dr. Waldman's hypothesis. Unmonitored TV watching may cause kids to become autistic but it's far more likely they will become obese couch potatoes. Where did he get his degree? In a Cracker Jacks box? The design of this experiment is terribly flawed - way too many variables to be able to draw the conclusion arrived at here. Any psych undergrad could tell you that.
They are suggesting parents limit their children's viewing - and say the under-twos should be barred from watching TV altogether.
I agree that it's unhealthy for teeny folks to watch too much TV but I don't necessarily agree with Dr. Waldman's hypothesis. Unmonitored TV watching may cause kids to become autistic but it's far more likely they will become obese couch potatoes. Where did he get his degree? In a Cracker Jacks box? The design of this experiment is terribly flawed - way too many variables to be able to draw the conclusion arrived at here. Any psych undergrad could tell you that.
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