Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic may affect the screen time of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This study aimed to examine the screen time of children and adolescents with ASD during a discrete lockdown period in France and identify risk factors for excessive screen tim...
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| author | Mathilde Berard Mathilde Berard Marianne Peries Marianne Peries Marianne Peries Julie Loubersac Julie Loubersac Julie Loubersac Marie-Christine Picot Marie-Christine Picot Marie-Christine Picot Jonathan Y. Bernard Jonathan Y. Bernard Kerim Munir Amaria Baghdadli Amaria Baghdadli Amaria Baghdadli Amaria Baghdadli |
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| description | BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic may affect the screen time of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This study aimed to examine the screen time of children and adolescents with ASD during a discrete lockdown period in France and identify risk factors for excessive screen time.MethodsThe study sample consisted of 249 ASD subjects, 3–17 years of age, enrolled in the ELENA cohort. Information about the screen time was collected using the COVID-19 questionnaire specially created for this study. The clinical, socio-demographic and familial characteristics were collected from the last ELENA follow-up visit.ResultsMore than one third of subjects exceeded recommended levels of screen time and almost half of parents reported that their child spent more time using screen since COVID-19 pandemic beginning. Excessive screen time was significantly related to age with higher screen time in adolescents. Risk factors for excessive screen time were high withdrawn behaviors and low socioeconomic status for children, and older age and male gender for adolescents.ConclusionThese results imply to adapt the recommendations already formulated in general population concerning the good use of screens in youth with ASD. Specific recommendations and suitable guidance are needed to help children and adolescents with ASD and their parents implement the more optimal use of screen time activities for educational, therapeutic and social goals.Trial registration numberNCT02625116. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-482920ef696942b1a8530ddf0af713372022-12-22T02:45:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-12-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.10261911026191Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown periodMathilde Berard0Mathilde Berard1Marianne Peries2Marianne Peries3Marianne Peries4Julie Loubersac5Julie Loubersac6Julie Loubersac7Marie-Christine Picot8Marie-Christine Picot9Marie-Christine Picot10Jonathan Y. Bernard11Jonathan Y. Bernard12Kerim Munir13Amaria Baghdadli14Amaria Baghdadli15Amaria Baghdadli16Amaria Baghdadli17Centre de Ressource Autisme Languedoc-Roussillon, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceCentre d'Excellence sur l'Autisme et les Troubles Neuro-développementaux, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceCentre de Ressource Autisme Languedoc-Roussillon, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceCentre d'Excellence sur l'Autisme et les Troubles Neuro-développementaux, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, FranceCentre de Ressource Autisme Languedoc-Roussillon, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceCentre d'Excellence sur l'Autisme et les Troubles Neuro-développementaux, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, FranceCentre d'Excellence sur l'Autisme et les Troubles Neuro-développementaux, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, FranceClinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Information, University Hospital, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceUniversité Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Statistiques, Paris, FranceSingapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, SingaporeDevelopmental Medicine Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United StatesCentre de Ressource Autisme Languedoc-Roussillon, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceCentre d'Excellence sur l'Autisme et les Troubles Neuro-développementaux, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, FranceFaculté de Médecine, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic may affect the screen time of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This study aimed to examine the screen time of children and adolescents with ASD during a discrete lockdown period in France and identify risk factors for excessive screen time.MethodsThe study sample consisted of 249 ASD subjects, 3–17 years of age, enrolled in the ELENA cohort. Information about the screen time was collected using the COVID-19 questionnaire specially created for this study. The clinical, socio-demographic and familial characteristics were collected from the last ELENA follow-up visit.ResultsMore than one third of subjects exceeded recommended levels of screen time and almost half of parents reported that their child spent more time using screen since COVID-19 pandemic beginning. Excessive screen time was significantly related to age with higher screen time in adolescents. Risk factors for excessive screen time were high withdrawn behaviors and low socioeconomic status for children, and older age and male gender for adolescents.ConclusionThese results imply to adapt the recommendations already formulated in general population concerning the good use of screens in youth with ASD. Specific recommendations and suitable guidance are needed to help children and adolescents with ASD and their parents implement the more optimal use of screen time activities for educational, therapeutic and social goals.Trial registration numberNCT02625116.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1026191/fullautism spectrum disorderCOVID-19lockdownscreen timechildrenadolescents |
| spellingShingle | Mathilde Berard Mathilde Berard Marianne Peries Marianne Peries Marianne Peries Julie Loubersac Julie Loubersac Julie Loubersac Marie-Christine Picot Marie-Christine Picot Marie-Christine Picot Jonathan Y. Bernard Jonathan Y. Bernard Kerim Munir Amaria Baghdadli Amaria Baghdadli Amaria Baghdadli Amaria Baghdadli Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period Frontiers in Psychiatry autism spectrum disorder COVID-19 lockdown screen time children adolescents |
| title | Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period |
| title_full | Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period |
| title_fullStr | Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period |
| title_short | Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete COVID-19 lockdown period |
| title_sort | screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete covid 19 lockdown period |
| topic | autism spectrum disorder COVID-19 lockdown screen time children adolescents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1026191/full |
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