ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021
Characterizing Changes in Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures in Canada and Its Perceived Impact on Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Screen Time and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
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- Assessment of Changes in Child and Adolescent Screen Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on movement behaviours of children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of screen use on behavior and sleep in patients with autism spectrum disorder.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2025Review
- Relationship Between Health-Related Behaviors and Family Quality of Life in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Rising Rates of Obesity Amongst Children on the Autism Spectrum During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- The challenges of screen time in children with typical development and children with developmental disorders during COVID-19 pandemic.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Consequences to Children and Adolescents - a Systematic Review.Review journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Review
- Nomophobia is Associated with Insomnia but Not with Age, Sex, BMI, or Mobile Phone Screen Size in Young Adults.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- The Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Its Relationship to Sleep Quality in Saudi Arabia's General Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- How are School-aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Digital Media? A Qualitative Study of Families' Lived Experiences.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPArticle
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in screen time for children and families. Traditionally, screen time has been associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes, and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk of these outcomes. The primary objectives of this study were to (1) characterize the change in screen time during COVID-19 school closures for children with ASD, and (2) examine the parent perceived impact of screen time on mental health and quality of life of children and their families. Canadian parents and caregivers of children 19 years of age and younger were eligible to participate in an anonymous, online survey study. This survey was available in English, consisted of 28 questions, took ~10-min to complete, and was available for 6 weeks (May 22 through July 6, 2020). The total sample consisted of 414 responses (ASD:
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