Study suggests video gaming and in-room electronic media can significantly worsen sleep problems in boys with autism
A new study, published online in Pediatrics, suggests that prolonged video-game use as well as TVs and computers in the bedroom can contribute to significant sleep problems in boys with autism.Screen Time Versus Sleep Time in Boys with Autism | Science News | Autism Speaks
For more on the study, refer to 'edia Use and Sleep Among Boys With Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, or Typical Development Christopher R. Engelhardt, Micah O. Mazurek and Kristin Sohl
published in the PEDIATRICS - Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Published online November 18, 2013
(doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2066)
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"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
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