I'm Dr. Naomi Fisher, I'm a clinical psychologist, and I specialize in autism, trauma, and alternatives in school, alternative ways to learn, and I've written two books about that.
One of the things I noticed very quickly when I had my own children, and probably you've noticed too, is that screens are really one of the bogeymen of our age.
They're one of the things that parents in particular are really scared of, and they're also something which you're surrounded with messages about, about how you should be behaving as a good parent around screens.
Yet the harder parents try to put limits in place, the more determined their children are to hold on. It can easily become a family flashpoint.
In this course I talk about the screen time paradox. I will describe the attraction that autistic children have for screens, and how parents may be inadvertently making the situation worse. I talk about why screens are important for many autistic children, and how parents can help them to develop a healthy long term relationship with technology. I discuss how you know when things are going wrong, and when to step in.
This course is available to watch for 12 months after purchase.
It is suitable for children with and without a diagnosis
Total running time: 1 hour 16 mins
Dr Naomi Fisher is a clinical psychologist and author. She specialises in trauma, autism and alternative approaches to education. She is registered with the HCPC. This webinar is not therapy and should not be used as a replacement for therapy.
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