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Virtual Autism Doesn't Mean Your Child Is Autistic

Name: Virtual Autism Doesn't Mean Your Child Is Autistic
Uploaded: 2023-08-01T14:00:28+00:00
Duration: 6 s
Channel: Ming @ Agents of Speech
Description: A short conversational clip arguing that 'virtual autism' describes autism-like symptoms caused by excessive screen time rather than clinical autism. The…

1 Aug 2023 · 0 min

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A short conversational clip arguing that 'virtual autism' describes autism-like symptoms caused by excessive screen time rather than clinical autism. The speakers state that reducing screen time and increasing quality engagement and interaction with the child causes these symptoms to fade, implying the behaviors are reversible and stem from screen addiction and limited language use.

Virtual autism doesn't mean that your child is autistic. It means that your child is showing autism like symptoms.
And how you get rid of it.
Is basically what all the therapists and the teachers have been talking about, and that is to reduce screen time. And as you reduce screen time and increase quality.
Engagement and.
Interaction with the child, that autism, like, symptom fades away. Okay. And that means they don't really have autism. It's just that they were addicted to something and they didn't know how to use language.