Related to recent TV viewing post | Autism PDD

Someone just posted about a possible link between Baby Einstein and Autism.

My daughter is 7 and TV can't get her attention at all. She NEVER watched when she was a baby, never as a toddler, never now.....you get the drift.....and I will admit I have TRIED !! Thinking I could "buy" myself a half hour of peace.....but it hasn't worked....no interest at all....

Curious to know if there are any others who can't/won't watch tv.......

Let me apoligize. Rediculous is NOT a good word to use and I am sorry. I don't mean to trivialize your feelings. I do agree too much TV can cause developmental problems in all kids and for kids who have a predisposition to autism it has got to be much more harmful. Of course you must go with you mommy instinct because that is the most important thing when it comes to your children. I hope anyone reading this who has young children will limit the TV and interact with those kids.

I'm just wondering if I am the only mom who has a child with no interest in TV ....or if you had a child with no interest....is it possible to "teach" them to watch TV......

If you saw my duaghter watching Tv and then you saw her looking at a blank screen....her expression would be the same.....she doens't even seem to "see" what is happening on the TV......can anyone else relate ??

My son T does not watch tv. but will watch Pokemon for 1 min . J loves Pokemon. alissa, my nephew has no interest in TV. He's six, and not autistic.

My son has to have the tv on but he never sits still to watch it. We even turn the volume off and he is ok with it as long as it is on. He has always been this way. He does love vegi tales, mostly the music so we have to leave the volume up on that but he mostly only stay to watch it during the musical parts.

My NT daughters on the other hand.... I have to limit there tv.

I don't think baby einstein or tv causes autism. It seems rediculous to me

I hate them to this day! It was the only thing she would focus on her first 3 years of life:(

True, I am thinking about neurologically.
The brain, from what I understand, is constantly developing based on experiences in the environment in an infant. So you take an infant who may already have some genetic susceptibility to Autsitic like traits, who would otherwise just be "quirky" people for example. You put them as an infant (as young as 3 or 4 months, or earlier) and you put them in front of these videos where there is all kinds of stimulating images, revolving quickly, flashing on a screen. You do this over an entire year or more, you have it in the background while they play, whatever. Instead of getting all of those 30 minutes increments engaging with the environment, they are basically being sucked into a flat "stimming" experience on the T.V.
Keep in mind that there are several genetic disorders that also have Autism along with them. Some vision disorders cause Autistic-like symptoms. Some kids have gut issues, some don't. Some respond to GFCF, some don't. Gross & fine motor delays are neurological from what i understand - again, this could be a product of delays caused by watching the videos too much.
I don't know, I'm just looking at from a point of, say, a jury - I can't say that it is ridiculous because my "gut" instinct is telling me "Hey you know what, i really feel like something is wrong with these videos." I will always have that feeling - I had it then and have it now. It isn't something I have dwelled on, and you are right that it probably doesn't "cause" Autism but it may have contributed substantially to delays in early childhood.
All I would like is for them to put a warning on those videos, such as "Do not watch more than one per week, and please hold your baby/ talk to your baby while watching. " Especially for the young moms (single & married) who may not realize or keep track of how frequently they are watching the videos.
Does that make sense? Thanks for making me think more about my feelings about this Zayzer. I hope my thoughts are arranged in a way that you all can understand. I am really tired this morning! But that is my 2 cents ;)
And I KNOW it sounds, nuts, by the way. But for some reason this is how I feel.
and here is a link to the BE movie if anyone is not familiar with them:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7Qak9WnBMnYHope239351.3525925926

I have almost four year old triplets they all watched the same amount of TV. One is definitely going to MIT, the other is defiantly on top, and my son has Autism. Look at the poor study that was done @!!!

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Sarah was obsessed with Teletubbies for years...could watch all day if we let her. Not sure it cause autism but certainly didnt help it.

I hate them to this day! It was the only thing she would focus on her first 3 years of life:(

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My son is the same with the wiggles! we only let him watch it twice a day now when he gets up in the morning and then late in the afternoon for some quiet time!