10-18-2006, 03:16 PM
10-18-2006, 07:19 PM
Please read the articles lately posted at http://www.autism-hub.co.uk/ on this topic. They are writing a lot about it.
10-19-2006, 12:05 AM
If TV caused autism, then my entire generation should be autistic! :roll:
Where does this crap come from!!!!!!!!!??????????????
Peace
Where does this crap come from!!!!!!!!!??????????????
Peace
10-19-2006, 02:12 AM
The thing is, in my day TV was "recreation", even enjoyable, yeah, I watched a lot of tv, so did other kids in my generation, (1955 thru till cable). I also read a lot of books, went outside and explored my world, etc. I was born with AS and ADD, tv was an "escape", books were an even better escape from reality. I went the way I was "hard wired" to go.
TV did not cause my AS/autism, it was there before I entered the world. It was there before my daughter entered the world...and what does she like to watch......at 14 y/o, she channel surfs and watches a lot of animal planet(she loves animals), the travel channel...especially the "Haunted places" stuff, (she loves "Ghost stuff and unexplained mysteries", so did I when I was her age, I even collected books on The bermuda triangle, UFO's, Atlantis, Loch Ness, etc, etc. She's curious, just like I was about the world, Mysteries are A CHALLENGE. We have great discusions about them all. I'm almost ready to call her "mini-me". Because we have so much in common.
TV, to her and me, is like a book, entertainment, escape, knowledge, recreational distraction, it didn't cause us, WE USE IT.
My NT mother is the only one who looks at tv and proclaims it the "gospel" of life. :roll:
My philosophy is this, I take what I read in newspapers with a grain of salt. With the internet, I take things with a bucket of salt. With TV, there isn't enough salt in the world that I would take what I see there seriously. :razz:
"Life is too short, to be taken seriously!" --Oscar Wilde
Peace
TV did not cause my AS/autism, it was there before I entered the world. It was there before my daughter entered the world...and what does she like to watch......at 14 y/o, she channel surfs and watches a lot of animal planet(she loves animals), the travel channel...especially the "Haunted places" stuff, (she loves "Ghost stuff and unexplained mysteries", so did I when I was her age, I even collected books on The bermuda triangle, UFO's, Atlantis, Loch Ness, etc, etc. She's curious, just like I was about the world, Mysteries are A CHALLENGE. We have great discusions about them all. I'm almost ready to call her "mini-me". Because we have so much in common.
TV, to her and me, is like a book, entertainment, escape, knowledge, recreational distraction, it didn't cause us, WE USE IT.
My NT mother is the only one who looks at tv and proclaims it the "gospel" of life. :roll:
My philosophy is this, I take what I read in newspapers with a grain of salt. With the internet, I take things with a bucket of salt. With TV, there isn't enough salt in the world that I would take what I see there seriously. :razz:
"Life is too short, to be taken seriously!" --Oscar Wilde
Peace
10-21-2006, 05:08 AM
There was a song about this too - "Television The Drug Of A Nation".
10-23-2006, 02:05 AM
Well, while I enjoy indoor activities, I enjoy outdoor activities even more.
As a kid, I would rather climb a tree, explore the woods, take a walk, more than I would want to watch tv. When I discovered sports, I enjoyed basketball, baseball, soccer, etc, as a pickup game or between friends to watching tv.
Did I watch a lot of tv, yes, I also listened to radio a lot, at least in the 60's when US AM radio was good. I also read a lot, I was quite a compulsive reader. Some books I would read multiple times as I enjoyed them so much. By my estimate I have read "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by Jules Verne at least 40-50 times. The Count of Monte Christo" approx. 20 times.
My point being.......everyone who has AS/autism is different and was raised under different circumstances. The latest I read is the children of mothers who smoked were more likely to be autistic. Another article stated a correlation with exposure to lead as a cause of autism. Now as far as the lead is concerned....as I said in an earlier post, if lead was the cause of autism.....my entire generation should be autistic. Lead based paints and lead based gasolines were the norm before and after I was born.(1955)
As for smoking, many of my generation were born to mothers who smoked..thru pregnancy. My older sister is NT! My father is the only one I can figure out as most likely AS. But, he's been dead for quite some time, so I'll never know that for sure.
Cause and effect..maybe, I don't discount any of it. Rather I think it's a combo of many things...including genetic hardwiring.
Just recently they found a gene for trichotillomania, the hair pulling syndrome. Something my daughter is dealing with in her life.
Stay tuned, there's more to come!
Peace
As a kid, I would rather climb a tree, explore the woods, take a walk, more than I would want to watch tv. When I discovered sports, I enjoyed basketball, baseball, soccer, etc, as a pickup game or between friends to watching tv.
Did I watch a lot of tv, yes, I also listened to radio a lot, at least in the 60's when US AM radio was good. I also read a lot, I was quite a compulsive reader. Some books I would read multiple times as I enjoyed them so much. By my estimate I have read "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by Jules Verne at least 40-50 times. The Count of Monte Christo" approx. 20 times.
My point being.......everyone who has AS/autism is different and was raised under different circumstances. The latest I read is the children of mothers who smoked were more likely to be autistic. Another article stated a correlation with exposure to lead as a cause of autism. Now as far as the lead is concerned....as I said in an earlier post, if lead was the cause of autism.....my entire generation should be autistic. Lead based paints and lead based gasolines were the norm before and after I was born.(1955)
As for smoking, many of my generation were born to mothers who smoked..thru pregnancy. My older sister is NT! My father is the only one I can figure out as most likely AS. But, he's been dead for quite some time, so I'll never know that for sure.
Cause and effect..maybe, I don't discount any of it. Rather I think it's a combo of many things...including genetic hardwiring.
Just recently they found a gene for trichotillomania, the hair pulling syndrome. Something my daughter is dealing with in her life.
Stay tuned, there's more to come!
Peace
10-28-2006, 08:50 PM
If there are researchers proposing a possible correlation between extended television viewing and autism, then that counts me out altogether.
I did not like television much as a child apart from Sci-Fi or similar.
Even today, as an adult, there are extended periods of time, often to be counted in weeks or months, rather than just days, in which the television never goes on.
There just isn't enough that is of interest to justify switching it on most of the time.
Also, I think television creates the illusion of 'shared' perspectives, attitudes and outlooks and I do not share these. Therefore, to me, it makes sense to exercise control over what I do engage with, rather than passively soaking up what is put before me.
I did not like television much as a child apart from Sci-Fi or similar.
Even today, as an adult, there are extended periods of time, often to be counted in weeks or months, rather than just days, in which the television never goes on.
There just isn't enough that is of interest to justify switching it on most of the time.
Also, I think television creates the illusion of 'shared' perspectives, attitudes and outlooks and I do not share these. Therefore, to me, it makes sense to exercise control over what I do engage with, rather than passively soaking up what is put before me.
10-29-2006, 08:24 AM
It's very rare for me to turn on the Telly now. It usually only goes on if someone else is in the house. I've mostly lost interest in the shows and got sick of the ads.
11-01-2006, 03:36 AM
I watched a few shows as a kid (e.g. Gilligan's Island, Leave it to Beaver--yeas, I know this dates me) but now I don't own a TV and if it's on at a place I'm visiting I really hate it, especially the commercials. Too fast, too much stimulus.
11-03-2006, 04:40 PM
Yes, the commercials have the sound tampered with which makes them sound louder and faster.
11-03-2006, 08:59 PM
We don't have a tv. I have no interest in what's on. Books are far more fascinating!
11-05-2006, 02:18 PM
And computers.
11-05-2006, 02:20 PM
And gardening and arts and crafts and pets.
11-17-2006, 11:06 PM
Cartoons/anime where an obsession of me, so on weekends I always got up early to make sure that I didn't miss the morning cartoon blocks. But other than that, I didn't watch it a lot.
Nowadays, the TV is my in-house companion serving as an A/V-type of decoration when I'm studying or just randomly doing stuff on my computer. That doesn't mean that I don't try to follow some programmes though; but all in all it's not a device that's keeping me away from society.
Nowadays, the TV is my in-house companion serving as an A/V-type of decoration when I'm studying or just randomly doing stuff on my computer. That doesn't mean that I don't try to follow some programmes though; but all in all it's not a device that's keeping me away from society.
03-17-2007, 08:00 PM
One thing I have noticed on various AS forums is that many people seem to not watch TV the usual way, e.g. they cannot focus both vision and hearing on the same thing, and often only "listen" to the TV. I certainly do this, it takes a lot of effort for me to sustain attention to BOTH and follow a story when I am watching and listening.