Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 All I know about this issue is that the only words my daughter actually will say have come from her favorite t.v. shows - so she will continue to watch them. It would be worse if I just left her in front of the t.v., but we play and point to things and are learning from it. I don't see how that is bad, and I do not believe that t.v. causes autism. People just want to pinpoint a cause and it is not that easy. >From: " greysonliam " <greysonliam@...> >Reply-autism >autism >Subject: Re: Autism and TV >Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:50:37 -0000 > >Awwww...watching Baby Einstein didn't cause your son's problems. >Don't even think that for a minute. There are a million and one >theories people have come up with, but the bottom line is that nobody >REALLY knows. And besides, how many people do you know whose kids >watch TV all the time and don't have problems. Kids either have a >predisposition for these things or they don't. And you can't possibly >know ahead of time. People love to blame the mothers for everything >wrong with children. Even though a lot of stuff might really be >our " fault " , what other job has millions of complex responsibilities >coupled with extreme criticism for every minor mistake? Motherhood is >hard hard hard, and even more so for those of us with special needs >children. Don't blame yourself, praise yourself. Your son is safe and >loved and protected, you are doing the best you can. (I think I was >writing this to myself as well...hahaha) > > > > > > I have had some concerns about the Baby Einstein serious of >movies. My son loved these, and I thought they were good for >him....I think he watched too much.. > > > > > > Autism and TV > > > > http://www.slate. com/id/2151538 this is a link for an article > > speculating that TV may cause autism. Its a good read. Any thoughts > > on this? I know my mom used to let my son watch tons of TV on the > > days she watched him because she had lots of work to do. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.\ live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mkt=en-us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I think thats a valid question. Too much tv and maybe not enough of the other kinds of stimulation that is good for the developing brain? > > When all is said and done, we are likely to find no smoking gun that causes ASD. It seems genetics plays an important role in children being more susceptible to ASD -- then tack on enablers, such as vaccinations, TV, environment, diet, etc. > > I remember on the Baby Einstein videos, (the founder) refers to the videos helping to make neurological connections in the brain of infants. What if a child with neurological development issues are subjected to these videos. Could it possibly have a reverse effect? > > Just thinking out loud here. > > > Re: Autism and TV > > I feel differently about the TV. Karac learned all the alphabet; his numbers to 20; names of animals, and many songs by the age of 2 from watching Barney and Sesame Street. He collected all the Sesame Street characters and knew their names. He is 14 now and sometimes still enjoys a Sesame Street program. > > On the other hand, the research has shown that too much TV is not good for any child. A recent study showed a correlation between hours of watching TV and low school grades. > > I still think that the MMR shot is the major contributor to autism. Love and blessings, Pat K > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I think thats a valid question. Too much tv and maybe not enough of the other kinds of stimulation that is good for the developing brain? > > When all is said and done, we are likely to find no smoking gun that causes ASD. It seems genetics plays an important role in children being more susceptible to ASD -- then tack on enablers, such as vaccinations, TV, environment, diet, etc. > > I remember on the Baby Einstein videos, (the founder) refers to the videos helping to make neurological connections in the brain of infants. What if a child with neurological development issues are subjected to these videos. Could it possibly have a reverse effect? > > Just thinking out loud here. > > > Re: Autism and TV > > I feel differently about the TV. Karac learned all the alphabet; his numbers to 20; names of animals, and many songs by the age of 2 from watching Barney and Sesame Street. He collected all the Sesame Street characters and knew their names. He is 14 now and sometimes still enjoys a Sesame Street program. > > On the other hand, the research has shown that too much TV is not good for any child. A recent study showed a correlation between hours of watching TV and low school grades. > > I still think that the MMR shot is the major contributor to autism. Love and blessings, Pat K > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I believe that TV was hypothesized to be only one of numerous triggers that could turn on the 'autism gene'. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I believe that TV was hypothesized to be only one of numerous triggers that could turn on the 'autism gene'. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 I’ve seen this discussion on more than one list and still don’t believe TV is the cause! My boys are slightly less than 2 years apart and watched TV together. One is diagnosed with autism and the other is neuro-typical and an A/B student. They both watched Sesame Street, Barney and the Tank Engine. One out grew them the other didn’t and still likes to watch at age 12. Genetics isn’t purely the answer either as they both also have the same father. Tonya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I must admit that I'm rather shocked by some of the responses to this post. I can certainly understand a parent's desire to consider all possible causes when it come to their child's autism... but TV? If TV causes autism does turning it off cure it? Come on! I do think that there's a lot to be said for the saying, " everything in moderation. " If your TV is your children's babysitter then you get what you get. Is what you get autism? I hardly think so. Next they'll be telling us that kissing your baby gives them autism because the contact is TOO close for them. It'll be OUR FAULT again, huh? Let's stay focused people and not get carried away on the " because you (fill in the blank) your child has autism " syndrome. Just my 2 cents. Kat xo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 > > I must admit that I'm rather shocked by some of the responses to this > post. > > I can certainly understand a parent's desire to consider all possible > causes when it come to their child's autism... but TV? > > If TV causes autism does turning it off cure it? > > Come on! > > I do think that there's a lot to be said for the saying, " everything in > moderation. " If your TV is your children's babysitter then you get what > you get. Is what you get autism? I hardly think so. > > Next they'll be telling us that kissing your baby gives them autism > because the contact is TOO close for them. It'll be OUR FAULT again, > huh? > > Let's stay focused people and not get carried away on the " because you > (fill in the blank) your child has autism " syndrome. > > Just my 2 cents. > > Kat > xo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 I'm with you, Kat. My son watched almost no TV for the first 4-5 years of his life and at 10 he is still not a big fan. However, I do remember the orange-sized bump on his leg at 12 months after the mmr and our first bouts with slow responsiveness from him to the point we thought he was losing his hearing. We still monitor his TV/Video time as we do with all of his brothers and some of it helps in normalizing his behavior (dx HFA/Aspergers/Mild OCD). --- Kat <beedo4me@...> wrote: > I must admit that I'm rather shocked by some of the > responses to this > post. > > I can certainly understand a parent's desire to > consider all possible > causes when it come to their child's autism... but > TV? > > If TV causes autism does turning it off cure it? > > Come on! > > I do think that there's a lot to be said for the > saying, " everything in > moderation. " If your TV is your children's > babysitter then you get what > you get. Is what you get autism? I hardly think so. > > Next they'll be telling us that kissing your baby > gives them autism > because the contact is TOO close for them. It'll be > OUR FAULT again, > huh? > > Let's stay focused people and not get carried away > on the " because you > (fill in the blank) your child has autism " syndrome. > > Just my 2 cents. > > Kat > xo > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Thanks for that, it was a good lesson for me. > > I agree with you; there are times the TV should be off. I understand what > you mean about wishing you had turned the TV off and talked to your grandmother. > Sometimes I think, " Oh I wish I had talked to my mother about certain things > before she died. " That's just so normal. Love and blessings, Pat K > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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