THE CONSUMPTION OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN 4 HOURS/DAY, IN THE CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-3 YEARS OLD, CAN CAUSE A SYNDROME SIMILAR WITH THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
THE CONSUMPTION OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN 4 HOURS/DAY, IN THE CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-3 YEARS OLD, CAN CAUSE A SYNDROME SIMILAR WITH THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Summary/Abstract: This survey describes the incidence of the excessive consumption of virtual environment in children recently diagnosed with ASD, between 2012-2017, in two specialized rehabilitation centres. The survey was conducted longitudinally, following the progress in the therapeutic process, by measuring QD/IQ in 62 children with autism, in Romania. The analysis compared two groups who presented or not a consumption of more than 4 hours/day of virtual environment in their anamnesis history, between 0-3 years old. The results of the survey are the following: children diagnosed with ASD who had an anamnesis history of excessive consumption of virtual environment, between 0 – 3 years old have recorded QD/IQ higher by 37%, between the first and the second complex psychological evaluation, while resources used were three times lower compared to the control group. This suggests that sensory-motor and socio-affective deprivation caused by the consumption of more than 4 hours/day of virtual environment can activate behaviours and elements similar to those found in children diagnosed with ASD. Following our survey, we defined this form of autism: Virtual Autism.

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