Video Games and Kids – How Much is Too Much?

• By: Paul Weigle, MD Natchaug Hospital
• July 1st, 2014
• addiction, mental health, parenting, sleep problems, video games
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Although video games have been a part of American culture for over 40 years, their influence in the lives of youth has grown exponentially in recent years, particularly for those on the Autism Spectrum. The Kaiser Family Survey found that, between 2000 and 2010, the average amount of time that 8-18...

Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Linked in Individuals with ASDs

• By: Margaret C. Souders, PhD, CRNP University of Pennsylvania
• October 1st, 2012
• arousal dysregulation, Behavioral Intervention, child development, insomnia, research, sleep, sleep health, sleep problems
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More than half of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) also experience clinically significant problems with anxiety (Sukhodolsky et al., 2008). New research conducted at the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania...