Sorry, but in that study, they didn’t even study children who watched tv versus those that didn’t. They looked at the autism rates in 2 states - California and Pennslyvania I believe - and compared that to cable subscription rates and precipitation rates in those states.
To me, that just does not demonstrate a causal relationship. There could be any other number of variables coming into play.
I do agree a lot more study is needed.
But I would add that I live very near a large Amish community. They don’t have TV. I know lots of them. I have never heard of an Amish kid with autism. I am sure there are some but not nearly at the rate as the general population.
Up until a certian age our sensory signals are still developing. Overstimulation could very well cause damage.
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