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A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Minneapolis, MN

Has anyone ever heard of this? Anyone have a child they think could be addicted to gaming, tablets, phones?

February 6, 2017
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you!

February 19, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

Tippytalk is an awesome communication app that is great for the tablets and iPhones helps with communication tremendously

February 17, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

My 3 year old son was addicted to the tablet. At least I think so. He was 2 1/2 at the time when we bought it for our plane trip back stateside. We found that he would have some pretty bad behaviors and not want to play or do anything else if the tablet was around.
Sorry I do not have any suggestions because we just quit cold turkey And on Thanksgiving day too. Lol
Basically we let the tablet die (he hated it when it died) and this time we made a big deal like oh no it's all done (all done was the word he knew for 'its over'). Then we hid it away and after about a week he stopped with behaviors and had more of an imagination. He has found it once since then and it was still dead and we did the same reaction and put it away.

February 7, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

Absolutely have thought my kids are addicted! ! Very difficult, try to use it after things are taken care of, like reward. But as they get older, it's still hard. @A MyAutismTeam Member

February 7, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

My kid is certainly addicted to his tablet :( if you find a way around it let me know

February 6, 2017

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