Thank you for saying this!... I know there is revolution against screen time, but My son probably wouldn’t have even learned half of the stuff he learned if not for youtube videos. Still these days it is one of the best tools to manage his tantrums!

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I am happy you enjoyed it.

@amberkelly6012

2 жыл бұрын

Same here my son is 6 and diagnosed at 3

@Faisal.1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@amberkelly6012 my son is also suffering from autism. He has been diagnosed very recently. He is 4 and half years old. He was addicted to smartphone. He used to use smartphone from 10 to 14 hours. His socially and communication skills are very less and poor. He can't play with his age group kids. He totally ignores them and play himself.

@4T9Rfan_LA

2 жыл бұрын

SCREEN TIME is the cause of all this . Especially at a young age. Think about it. Why is every single child on the spectrum addicted to electronics?? .. ever think maybe this is what’s causing autism ? Ever think why your child can’t go 2 days without it??

@vanessaceron2401

Жыл бұрын

My son love to play and go out , and watch TV too, I can't imagine everyday intertaining him the whole time, i will drive crazy , i make some time TV , some time outside, sometimes playing inside, then TV again , the singing ... and like this

We’ve had the battles with therapy and screen time. I’ve seen my daughter get real life social skills from watching shows that model them. Improved fine motor skills and problem solving, emotional regulation skills from playing video games. I know every child is so different but I’ve put my foot down in the limited screen time over and over. Now that she’s 7 she will even choose to put down the iPad or video game to do pretend play or a project with me. It was more important to me that she choose to do this than me make her. Thanks for the video.

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! That is great that she learned so many skills from screen time.

@Serge165

11 ай бұрын

It's interesting that you mention the mirror neurons because that's pretty much how I taught myself HTML5 css3 and some JavaScript although JavaScript is not catching on so easily for some reason I think I know what it is, and I will try to work with

Thank you for taking the guilt off my shoulders.

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

happy to help.

@mrsanonymous414

3 жыл бұрын

The way i look at it. You don’t have to be a super parent all the time. Screen times gives everyone rest: you and them. Autistic children get almost as tired too from all the interacting and maintenance.

With all due respect Dr. Mary, but I have to disagree with this. My son was diagnosed at 2.5 years and he would watch Tv all day if we leave him. In addition to language delay, it affected his eating, digestion and sleeping habbits as well. After his diagnosis I took the decision to stop screen time, take him out, speak with him and play. Only then I started turning autism around for him. The words he picked from TV were only echolaliac, but now one year on from my decision he is a very different boy. He improved in all aspects. Receiving from screen doesn't work as interacting with humans. I hope you can reconsider your stance.

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear of your success. All children are different! Screen time can be monitored by parents and used as a reinforcer for learning without giving free access. A healthy balance is certainly key but ultimately every family will find what works for them. In my courses I talk about promoting communication in everyday life. Check it out by watching a free workshop here www.marybarbera.com/workshops

@teddyfriends7664

3 жыл бұрын

At 2 and a half years old my son had no clue what a phone/ internet was...those were the good old days...if you choose to send your child to public school please be aware that they will introduce this to your child with or without your knowledge. Seemed like a good thing at the time with all the learning apps we could also enjoy together at home. But like all children, they grow up, have their own ideas, wants and interests..my son is a teenager now and the phone has become a power struggle in many ways. I have had to learn and understand that trying to force him off of it is not always the best choice, but my advice would be to try your best to keep the internet out of sight, out of mind because eventually his want may supercede your parenting and it is difficult, to say the least, to regain that control if you lose it. But I will agree with others that there are things my son has learned from screen timr without me...such as other languages and math beyond my education..lol...also it allowed me insight to other interests, abilities, and skills he had that I was unaware of such as an extensive knowledge about the solar system and design/ programming with the computer which may become a job opportunity for him in the future. It still blows my mind to see how unbelievably talented he is in so many areas that he chose on his own! Good luck and much love.. you're gonna need it everyday!

@mrsanonymous414

3 жыл бұрын

I think every child is different. I can testify games has helped my little sister, but she never really goes out as she and everyone who can drive are homebodies, but I would like to start taking her places to see how it affects her improvement. Actually, the other day, she was repeating the whole sentences from the conversation on her game.

@treeyellow4627

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sorry my boy is alot harder with excess screen time.

@habon628

3 жыл бұрын

so u took away the whole screen time? how did u do it? good for u.

I feel so understood... we struggled with so much guilt over screen time, because without it our son would elope when he was very little, or bang toys together... we felt like horrible parents, but through educational kids tv, our son started doing more elaborate scripting, and at age 5 is now fully verbal and coversational, which seemed impossible to us at age 3

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

That is wonderful to hear!

@fantasticliving4701

Жыл бұрын

I’m really struggling with guilt at the moment, my 23month old just recently saying baba, I feeling I’m a bad parent due to exposing him to screen time early, could you share some educational kid tv that helped your son. Thanks

@fantasticliving4701

Жыл бұрын

@Anna Garcia

My three year old diagnosed moderate to severe autistic son learned his ABCs, counting 1 to 20, sounding out each letter, knows the colors, knows the shapes, reading a few words, saying days of the week and many many words he'd otherwise might not have learned. Oh and he sings the songs all the time. Some consider him non verbal because he doesn't actually communicate to us through talking. He doesn't know how to tell us when he's hungry or when he hurts. I believe youtube learning shows for kids is a great idea. My son needed that repetition, many hours a day. Once we were without internet for about two weeks and he was not saying his ABCs and the things he had learned. He would barely repeat them for us. As a matter of fact I can't get him to sit still or listen to me when try to teach him or read to him. His attention is always on track when watching his shows but not with mom and dad. We still work with him even though he seems to not listen and we sing to him all the time. His favorite animals are fish and camel. Lol. He says camel all the time

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

it sounds like he has some good skills. My online courses can help build his functional language www.marybarbera.com/workshops for a free workshop to learn more.

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

Your kids shows many skills others needs twice as long to develop. If he speaks little at 3, he might just be a late talker, and possibly a super-smart individual later on. For counterbalance, you coudl read about Einstein Syndrome?

Thank you! My guilt of having my almost 3 year old autistic son having so much screen time that is normally looked down upon was upsetting, your thoughts are really reassuring. He has learned so much through his favorite song videos that he watches on KZread, he sings along or hums to multiple songs and has learned body parts, action words, the alphabet, counting, colors, shapes and so on...that we have been able to build on without the screen.

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

That is great to hear!

AMEN! I am so glad you had this. It is so true. Using reinforcement correctly is so much more important than what is the reinforcement choice is. I love your videos Dr. Barbera!

For me and my son, the screen has been a magnificent way to reach an effective communication process, as a mother, I will not, in any way, condemn or censure the use of any resources which may lead to understand your special child needs.

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

That is great!

I agree with this Dr.Barbera, I am a fulltime mom and hands on with my almost 3 year old son. me and my husband are always arguing about screen time, because I told him that I can see my son develops from watching,like he learned counting and alphabets of course with my guidance from the programs he's watching. Specially this time of pandemic I dont know how to fill our time. We are suspecting that our child has an autism, seen by a developmental pedia and referred to a psychiatrist. Your videos are really educating, God bless you!

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful feedback. These are challenging times. I do have online courses that may help you while you wait for a diagnosis www.marybarbera.com/quiz

Focused screentime is education! If this is an activity chosen by the child, why would we limit it? Would we limit book reading because of addiction to books?

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

yes!

Great video. I work with a client who's SIB seems to be contingent on access to their ipad which consumes the majority of their attention during therapy sessions. What other stimulatory activity might be a temporary replacement for an ipad during therapy sessions?

I just found you earlier today and I've been watching your videos all day and I absolutely love u girl. I hope I can get my son to start talking . Learning from you thank you so much I'm so grateful to be able to watch you and soak in the things you are teaching us for our children because I definitely need someone to help guide me to do all different things to help my little guy . My son was born with cranialstenosis and had surgery and his surgeon said he would have a speech delay but I also think he is a little autistic so thank you so much grateful to have you !

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! If you're looking for additional support, join me for a free workshop at www.marybarbera.com/workshops.

Thank you for this thoughtful commentary, Dr. Barbera.

This information is priceless. Thank you.

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

My non verbal autistic children learned lots of songs from screening. This allowed them to join in singing with other children

I couldn't use the bathroom by myself. I put the TV on KZread preschool lessons. My 4 year old repeated everything he learned. Now he is reading 1st grade level. This is in only 4 months. I work with him when the TV is off but he ask for the shows now. He even does math, sign language and counts to 100. Ms. Monica's circle time helps too.

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

That is good

We aim for balance every day - but somedays are more outside and somedays are more in front of a screen- my sons first words that were not mom, dad or a food was "Paw Patrol" - I was always baffled how he could say all the pups names and some lines to the show but not say things that I thought were important :-) Yesterday I called my partner at work because our 3 year old was answering questions that Blaze on the show Blaze the monster truck was asking IE which coloured cave to go in - my mind was blown. We also use a screen at restaurants - because there is no way to sit and eat without it at this point- he plays hard at daycare each day - and when home we get outside each day but I am relieved to hear that you are on the same page with screen time. Thank you for this message!

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Thank u Mary.. I am struggling with one of our asd sons, this really helps. God bless you. Xx

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@studyyahso7835

5 жыл бұрын

Rae Jamieson

Completely agree. You cant have child watch TV for hrs a day, that cant be good for anyone but if you allow them to watch it few mins maybe twice a day it will have some positive results. Especially if parents are watching TV with their kids and try to communicate like " look she has an ice cream" " he kicked the ball".. Etc try this it helps a lot 💜

Thank you so much.your videos are So helpful

omg thanks for this insight and perhaps a realistic advice than just a straight no to screentime.

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I offer many more strategies in my free workshops. marybarbera.com/workshops

I was recently diagnosed with autism and had poor fine motor skills as a kid back in the 90s. Computer use was definitely helpful as far as that was concerned. I'd tend to recommend interactive stuff over just TV, but I can see a place for educational shows. There are issues with screen time potentially allowing an individual to retreat from social interaction rather than working through their social problems, but at the same time, if fitting in socially becomes an obsession (particularly an issue for autistic girls), it can be quite damaging, so pushing a child too hard to go out and make friends isn't automatically good. There are also issues with screen time potentially acting as a substitute for intellectual challenge in education: I was severely under-challenged in school, and didn't develop the greatest work ethic, but books were as much of an issue here as screen time; the big issue is that a good cross section of activities the child doesn't choose (like school) need to provide an appropriate level of intellectual stimulation, or the child will learn an attitude that work is just something you do to get to the actually interesting parts of life.

thank God im doing the right way..

Oh my gosh ! I’m not crazy . My 3 year old waiting to get diagnosed. I swear this is the only way he will kind of behave . If not it’s writing on walls , climbing furniture ect on point ! I fet so much guilt . But it’s a hot mess if the tv isn’t on 🥺😳. Thank you for all your videos ! I’m so happy we’re not alone !

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks mam for this nice piece of information... Thanks a lot

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching. If you haven't, check out my free workshops. bit.ly/2ELvSnM

This was enlightening and counterintuitive thanks!

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Thank you! This is very helpful. I have a 2 year old boy that loves watching Mickey Mouse and he expects to watch it all day. Even with the show on, he rocks and sometimes hits his head repeatedly but he does it on a soft area. No injuries so far but that worries me. I try to redirect him with fidget toys but most of the time only works for a couple of minutes and he goes back to do same thing

Very useful program. Information shared by viewers also very useful. Thanks for sharing . When ever I mention this problem of my grand daughter, others also telling they have a child in their family also . It is becoming a very common problem in many families in india also

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Thanku so much now I come to know what is screening thanku for making vlog on it

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I am happy it helped ! I also have free workshops you might like bit.ly/2ELvSnM

My biggest doubt is cleared. Thank you.

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. I am happy it helped !

Great video. Thank you!

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

This video really helps me alot..!

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear that! Thank you for watching.

Thank you

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I just found that Video and i hope my comment one day finde your attention. I am almost in Tears because i finally have an answer and good respond when ppl try to explain me why my daughter shouldnt watch that much tv as she do. Sometimes i am even afraid to mention it. But you just brought it onto the point. My daughter open up so so much with her Music Cartoon Shows like Cocomelon Super Simple Song and more. She see it and repeag everything. Also her socializing get supportet. Shes happily dancing control herself in the mirror or come to me to involve me. To dance or do the movement. To switch of the tv is a 30sec tears moment which is more than ok. But then..shes ok and she knw the other day she can have her happy moment again. ❤

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

If you're ever looking for more support or learn how to use screen time as an effective reinforcer for teaching important skills in language, consider joining my online course and community: MaryBarbera.com/earlyautism. I'd love to be able to help you more!

I find your videos incredibly useful.

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

KZread opened them up to other things as well. My daughter loves to watch "the claw" game from arcades and it was amazing how when we brought her she was able to approximate the skull and WIN! All from KZread time!

Thank you for saying this, because so many people around me don’t know what it is to have a child with autism and of course, as a mother, I’m being super judged on the amount of screen time that I’m giving my child. I’m not thinking you for agreeing with me. I’m thinking you for breaking down the details that actually help my child so that way I can find out a way to replace that screen time.. thank you again.

@marybarbera

10 ай бұрын

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Thanks so much some days I feel horrible but ny kid is obsessed with abc and number videos 😩😩😩 Thanks so much!

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

7 months later, I am sure, those ABCs and numbers are now bringing tangible benefits!

When my sis gets ‘kicked off’ the TV she resorts to loud singing, asking the same question over and over, poking and pushing, or climbing on things. She is now choosing to stop on her own to play. Her parents don’t understand she needs a new activity in place of the old one. I’m her caregiver, and they often have her play games all week and all day till my hours begin, then expect me to get her off and play and teach and make her do things... I know they feel like they can’t because she’ll cry and yell, but she does that with me too and I just don’t know how to show them all this :( they think I just have some super power over kids but I don’t!!! I just researched!!! My fiancé brought it up and they went on a rant how they researched before finding out, when the mom was pregnant, on a whim. Never since. It makes me feel hopeless. ah well. Nothing I can do. I am relaxing at work tho because my job description is not all of that and I can only help and do so much.

My son love music, so almost everyday he would ask to turn on the music, can the nursery song be turned on as background music (on speaker not TV) can help autistic children?

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

If he loves it and hes happy then that is great.

Could you recommend some appropriate tv shoes or channels

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

It all depends on what a child finds fun! Super simple songs on youtube is popular! Again, this depends on a childs interest.

@rubyorwenyo6163

4 жыл бұрын

@@marybarbera Thanks! She already likes super simple songs. Are there other shows you'd recommend. Again, thanks for the great advice. I'm working on the shoe box!

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

Follow the child! She knows best what works for her! :)

Thank you.

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Hello I have a question. I have 3 boys on the spectrum. My oldest son started to speak when he was 3 but I still have a hard time sometimes understanding what he is saying he is now 10 and still have somewhat of a hard time understanding what he is saying. My 5 year old does say mom but not in a way where he is trying to get my attention but just says it to everyone. He is non verbal he use to repeat but had started to regress when he was 20 months old. My 3 year does speak he use to say dada but now he doesn't. They love watching Coco melon and sesame street but never really try to imitate them at all.... Not sure what to do at this point. They do go to special education preschool but my 5 year old and my 3 year old doesn't point or gesture at all. They will not even use a device at all....

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

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I am an SLP and from my experience working with adults who has autism, even though I have found YT videos improve their singing vocabulary, automatic speech , dialogues from shows, it does not help them much in terms of communication, such as requesting for needs as mand, naming items etc. I have also seen them trying to be physical while he is not getting an iPad or phone that his staff at day program always use to give him, so he expects it from all other staff and me as his SLP. My sessions were done electronically but he will try to get on my computer and started searching for YT videos, so i had to urn off that office computer, log on from another room's computer, and move all my bags, so it was like Out of sight experience for him, Thanks to God, finallyafter many months, when i reintroduced these electronic devices, now he will not ask for my phone or iPad, i will still give him 5 min reinforcement at the end of his session to do Vocabulary app, he will return my iPad. So in total we could give it as electronic reinforcement to pair with him. I have also seen them not willing to talk to me whereas without one's iPad he would always come for session. Another one used to minimize my screen during tele therapy and look on YT svideos and I realized, told staff to sit with him!!

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

That is great. I have changed my views a bit since I posted this video as they can be really addictive but they are good in moderation.

my daughter learned so much from screen time. She went from non verbal to singing her alphabet and learned numbers. whenever she saw letters or numbers, she would read them to me. She is almost 6 now she's starting to make 3 word sentences. I don't make it a point to take away her tablet but she realized it needs to be charged after explaining this concept over and over. Now she says "its charging" I'll give her stuff to draw on paper with or she plays on her swing set. she loves playing with her brother. I distract her with other things while "its charging" and sometimes she prefers to just play doing other things :)

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that you found what works for her and you!

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

Computers are the best tool of self-learning. Without a teacher you can master numbers or reading. Optimally!

I do have a question on how much is too much tv time. And tv to calm them down. My son and his father have different opinions. I feel that our son can have tv time, but at a limit. My sons father has him watch tv for hours at a time 3 hour increments). He does play time pretty well. Also when my son is upset, he uses tv to calm him down/ ignore his emotions. Am I wrong to disagree with his use of tv time? I just want to do the right thing for my son.

@samanthalemos7826

3 жыл бұрын

I meant my sons father and I. My apologies I typed too fast.

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

You certainly don't want to turn a tv on or make things a lot better once a child is crying. You want to focus on preventing problem behavior.

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

The clue is in the typo: the son is always right! Parents rationalize and strategize, while the kid just knows what serves him great!

Why would any give this a thumbs down?

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for continuing to follow my videos.

Hello ! I want to ask something my daughter is 31 months old and she diagnosed with autism at the age of 1 to 2 she's just watching poem songs on Tv or Cell phone all awakening hours so we didn't thought she is on the spectrum then when we got to know and doctors completely stopped watching her tv so it's about 5 months she hasn't been watching TV at all and she's showing so much tantrums sometimes it's difficult to handle her or I feel exhausted I don't know what I have to do or not ... Is too much screen time also a cause of autism because my daughter is completely fine when she's away from phone or tv please guide me I am really very worried about her

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

Some kids do better with no screen time especially if you are seeing big behavior changes!

I am broken cause there are studies about virtual autism and once you remove the electronics the child drastically change.

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

Every child is very different!

@rossyl.9887

3 жыл бұрын

@@marybarbera I am loving your videos. Thank you so much.

@chrisreynolds6391

3 жыл бұрын

Can you share sources?

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

More TV, means less communication. That's just a different way of learning. If you abandon the kid in front of TV, while doing your own stuff, it can be harmful. Simple solution: let the child choose what she wants. The correlations will always be there, but they say little about the role of the TV. It is more about the role of the parent. That's should be the focus

What would you say about it with latest developments like virtual autism?

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

I generally think labels like "virtual autism," "level 2 autism," etc., are not as important as assessing the child's overall strengths and needs and programming accordingly.

I appreciate this info! My son is crazy about a particular children's show, but it has taught him more words and interactions. I do engage with him in imitating some of it as well. Granted I'd prefer not so much scripted language from him, but for me, it's better than no language.

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insight.

Any advice on how to convince my parent's on this. I live with my parents at 30(due to epilepsy). My son is autistic and 9 years old. He spends quite a bit of time on my switch and the tv. To me it seems the more we try to keep him away from it the worse he acts. Sometimes i even use it to calm him down. I completely understand their stance and im not necessarily saying their wrong but yea i just want to set my son up of success. Trying to come up with a middle ground in are conflicting opinions.

@marybarbera

8 ай бұрын

You can join a free workshop and invite your parents: MaryBarbera.com/workshops

My daughter has sensory issues and movies do help. She sings with them and dances. Other than that she would be playing with the straps on her highchair or stroller. We are going to start speech therapy soon and go from there on whether or not ella has autism.

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

That's good you have found something she likes. I have a lot of proven techniques that can help you get her language going before diagnosis. Check out my free workshops here bit.ly/2ELvSnM

Anybody know of great games or game systems that work well for autistic young children, mainly with verbal communication and social skills or just in general?

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

Google mary barbera games and I do have a podcast with Steve Ward on the topic!

I so thought too soon tv gave my grandson autism.

Maam my son is fresh from 1yr old last aug 27 . and we suspected that my son have sign of autism,, sometimes he do headshaking while we feed them. and sometimes we call his name he didnt response every time that he do something like playing or watching but rheres a time that he wants to play with us like peekaboo and hide and seek and the eye to eye contact still there. and when my son fall theyere doing a fake crying .and theyre hands raise up and he wants me to pick his up or carry him. sorry for my english i just want to know what may baby .condition plss help us im 1st time dad and i want my son to be better

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

If he is just 1 then it may be a bit early to be concerned.

@kyleharris6209

3 жыл бұрын

thank you maam, anytips what we do for now to help my child .

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

There is too much scaremongering about autism. You can go and see a good expert, or just wait till the age of 3. Once the expected behaviors shows up, you will stop worrying. Dozens of normal behaviors or healthy delays are taken as a sign of trouble. Instead of reading "signs of autism" that is bound to scare a parent of a normal child, you could read some good texts about how to show patience in awaiting developmental milestones :)

Thank you so much for sharing! From one mother to another I really needed to hear this message.❤️

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

My children would play on their ipads for 16 hours a day if they could. I allow more screen time than i probably should but no matter how much time i allow them, its never enough and i still face a huge battle to get them to put it down

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

That's a tough situation. Ideally, we have them put their iPad down in exchange for something even more reinforcing (i.e. going out for ice cream, seeing a favorite relative, playing with a favorite toy, etc.). I have a lot more info to offer in my online courses. If you're interested, join me for a free workshop at www.marybarbera.com/workshops.

Agree with this 100%

My son is two he watch TV and does iPad .I always feel guilty to let him watch TV but he doesn’t play much and spin a lot So it’s better to distract him .All he watch is shapes song and numbers and letters .He is so abscess about shapes .

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can use the motivation of shapes to teach other skills! I talk about this more in my online courses. Take a free workshop today at www.marybarbera.com/workshops

Hi maam ,i am from UAE. my question is how to concentrate the autism child (year 1)on studies ? I am teaching an autism child , she is not giving a concentration on her studies or completing her home work just keeps on writing on the papers and talking no sence , taking 1 and1/2 hour to complete her work ,running around the house . so how to make her to give the concentration on her studies?

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

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When I was a kid in the late 1990's and throughout the 2000's I was addicted to television. Sometimes I would play with my dollhouse or my Barbie or Bratz dolls while I'd watch TV. When I'd go outside and play I would bring some of my stuffed animals (which many ironically were TV Characters like SpongeBob, Bart Simpson, or Pikachu, among other characters) out with me, sit them down on my child sized picnic table, that my grandma commissioned some guy at the flea market to make me, and make them play food from my Little Tykes Party Kitchen. Now, I'm 27, and live with high functioning autism. Looking back at my childhood, I remembered that it was hard to play with the other kids on the playground, but with my dollies and stuffies I was among friends. That's one of the worse things about being an only child.

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing a little of your story here, and for watching.

@blueblousedesigns

Жыл бұрын

@@marybarbera you're very welcome

How can That be combined with screen time being a cause of no sleep? Could you give some advice on that? Screen time calms but it comes with no sleep time. Can you help?

@marybarbera

Жыл бұрын

It can be calming in that we're physically still while watching, but it's also highly stimulating to the brain. I would recommend placing a bed time routine activity in between tv and sleep (reading some books, singing quietly, talking about the child's day in a positive way, etc.) My sleep guide can help you: www.marybarbera.com/sleep

@crochetworld8295

Жыл бұрын

@@marybarbera thank you.

True

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I am glad to know that it isn't a bad thing for my great-grandson who is 33 months old to use his IPad throughout the day when we are babysitting him. He does get up and play with other toys at times but does spend a lot of time doing educational types of learning on the IPad and shows himself to be quite highly intelligent by the things I see him do on his IPad.

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! It will be a great tool especially at table time.

Children below 18 months of age shouldn't have any screen time at all, as recommended by most doctors. For children older than 18 months, think screen time is okay as long as it's interactive and they shouldn't have more than 1 hour of screen time. I've seen clients who's becomes to reliant on gadgets.

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your input! For some children it can be a really valuable learning tool when used correctly.

My grandson is never just planted before the screen. He sits on my lap and a lot of what I do is custom. It can be a great tool.

@marybarbera

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Thank you for sharing!

@vippartis

2 жыл бұрын

Could u plz elaborate what is custom. We have child in our family with autism.

Wha't swrong with buildnig thigns over and over again? I did that all theime when i was around 6-8. Now i build computers. I have notebooks filled with dungons/levels etc

@marybarbera

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! That's amazing ❤

@Serge165

11 ай бұрын

@@marybarbera alert the other neurodivergent friends that I have did something along the lines of parallel play as they age they got more used to working in groups but unfortunately we can't do that 24/7. As I may have stated above, I prefer things outside of the vocational zone of life a little more solitary

I have autism and I always had addiction to electronics I still do I think you should definitely stop it early

Mam can you please share Lucas childhood videos

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of them in my online courses. You can learn more about this in a free workshop found here www.marybarbera.com/workshops

Please what is ABA?

@marybarbera

3 жыл бұрын

ABA standa for applied behavior analysis.

My 6 year old autistic son is obsessed with TV. I've done everything I can to take TV away or limit TV and it's just a disaster. If he can't watch TV he refuses to entertain himself and he has even cried for 6 hours straight before because the TV was off for a while day

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds very challenging. Often we need to teach leisure skills and engage a child through their waking hours when screentime is off. I talk more about this in my courses. Check out a free workshop here www.marybarbera.com/workshops

Yes you said it dr, im a single mom and my son needs to be entertained while i shower 😂

@marybarbera

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Can children with sensory and behavrioual issues still learn words from tv?

@marybarbera

26 күн бұрын

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Yep my children

@marybarbera

26 күн бұрын

❤

Thank you for this. My son started writing on the walls when I tried to eliminate tv

@marybarbera

5 жыл бұрын

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@jjitanaingraham9613

5 жыл бұрын

@@marybarbera Thank you so much. I live in The Bahamas there really is not much assistance with Autistic children within my country and it's difficult as a first time parent dealing with this. Thank you for reaching out to me. 💙

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

Writing on the walls or TV are clearly substitute activities for a child's educational needs. Writing is creative expression. Great!

Here's my stance: As long as my son is doing well at school he can do whatever he wants to do in his free time. My son's autism has actually been helped by playing video games. We monitor what he watches and make him take breaks. He takes breaks from screen time by himself without us telling him to. He's got his lego toys, books, and our cat to play with. Life is good!

@marybarbera

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Does screen time cause autism or developmental delays?

@marybarbera

4 жыл бұрын

I do not know what causes autism, nor do many researchers, but as I said in the video, I wouldn't necessarily stop screen time but every child is different!

@cerenbernatis1013

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for responding my question btw.

@funkdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

No

I wish my grand daughter who has autism would watch TV.