Dziś poruszam temat, który niepokoi wielu rodziców i opiekunów: związek między autyzmem a nadmiernym korzystaniem z ekranów i urządzeń elektronicznych.

Wyjaśniam nie tylko, jak nadmierne korzystanie z technologii wpływa na dzieci z autyzmem, oraz jakie są udokumentowane badaniami konsekwencje tego zjawiska. Podaję kilka praktycznych wskazówek.

Badania będące podstawą każdego z twierdzeń, które padły w podcaście:

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