Screen Time and Toddlers: Risks of Autism Traits and Speech Delay

In pediatric clinics and speech-therapy offices across the globe, a troubling pattern is emerging. Practitioners are reporting an increase in toddlers who arrive for their first evaluations with significant language delays, often coupled with a surprising commonality: high levels of daily screen exposure. While tablets and smartphones have become ubiquitous “digital pacifiers” for exhausted parents, … Read more