Virtual Autism - Does a child can Catch-up?

[@MikkoThaAnimalVegan]

My child speech/ social skill is good now and response to name has improved too. Thank you Dr Oyalo

[@geethar9669]

I have a son aged 3.5 years. He was exposed to screen when he was less than 8 months old until 18 months. Me and husband work in IT and it was the covid situation. We didn’t knew things would turn this way. There was no eye contact and response to name. Thats when I realised something was definitely wrong and visited child psychiatrist. She then diagnosed him with moderate autism. This was when he was 18 months old. We have stopped screen time completely and within 1 month his eye contact was back. Since 2 years he is going through OT,BT and also ST. We can see lots many changes and improvements due to early intervention. He is more social now and started verbal communication in 2 words. There are still some behavioural and understanding issues on which we are still working on. My suggestion to all parents is to believe your instincts when you feel that something is wrong. Don’t listen to your relatives. They usually say that some kids takes 5 years to talk and learn and therapies is a waste. I have heard these from manu people when i started 2 years ago. But I went ahead with my instinct and now i am Happy that i followed and acted immediately. The kind of physical and emotional pain that we go through, no one can understand until they are in our shoe.

[@meep00t]

How is she now?

[@rajeshseptember09]

This is sooo true. My son is 4.5 years now and has been free from TV and mobile for close to 5 months now. He is showing tremendous improvement. He has food intake issues which didn't happen without giving him mobile. Otherwise we would have stopped mobile and TV a lot earlier.

[@geethar9669]

@@meep00t He has improved alot now…. He talks in 2 words now… communicates his needs, identifies persons names and addresses them with the relation… completely social… shows interest in his surrounding people and things… just recently he is toilet and potty trained…we are still working on improving his vocabulary with the therapists and also at home…

[@balu9618]

Hi Geetha garu, was ur son not understanding what you are saying and not interested in other kids also earlier ??

[@balu9618]

Hi Geetha garu, was ur son not interested in other kids before?? Plz reply

[@NowrinHassan]

Anyone in the comments, has their child had virtual autism, used to scripts such as rhymes, numbers, alphabet songs, but improved now totally? If so ,please share your experience and strategy to the parents needs help. Please please please

[@Lachu89]

Same situation here..pls help

[@candjtalent2354]

Totally agree My son is changing day by day after removing screen time Now he is 2 yrs and start pointing waving Eye contact improved and he tells all body parts name His imprisonments are seen within 40 days only Hope for best for virtual autistic children

[@nimrashakeel6766]

How long did it take your child to improve???

[@candjtalent2354]

@@nimrashakeel6766 eye contact had improved within 15 days and he started pointing things after one month and now after 2 months he can speak 60 words with 4 rhymes also and recognise all family members and express his demands also. Only his outside hyperactivity is not improving yet .any suggestions from anyone experienced?

[@iyanathsha7353]

Any therapy is needed?

[@candjtalent2354]

@@iyanathsha7353 yes he is doing occupational therapy from last one month

[@iyanathsha7353]

@@candjtalent2354 from where?

[@maryamali3347]

I’m special educator for young teenagers with autism. Can you touch upon the ages from 18 -25 years old. Thanks

[@sujatha4553]

Same problem for my child mam what theraphy we should start.my baby is 3 year old now

[@lexi_2021]

In today's world where every child is exposed to screen, I would say the parents whose kids are still developing normally with screens are really lucky. I wish someone had told me about it when he was 15 months old.

[@luckychy3663]

Is ur child ok now

[@iamlk6059]

My was turning 2 year old last month and i started worrying about him. I can observe him that he is looks like have had autism.and searching the answers for my question and i finally found that he has virtual autism and i already stop him with zero screen time. Difficult at first but slowly he forget the screen. And i am so grateful because i can see the development of my son. Like eye contact, mostly responding by his name when he is not too busy to play, he is still learning some of the words. He just 8 days straight zero screen time.

[@lexi_2021]

​@@iamlk6059 You are lucky your child is recovering quick. 2 years is the right age. You have one year in hand where you could work on him. Hell be ok by 3.

[@iamlk6059]

@@lexi_2021 thank you for motivating me.

[@philizeed8938]

me too

[@lexi_2021]

Please also upload something on vision issues.

[@rajniyashpalsharma266]

Mam how to remove delayed echolalia, he repeates few words again and again what happens yesterday

[@Yujiro945]

Hello miss or mister is your child diagnosed with normal autism or the virtual one?

[@purple3111]

My daughter,before 2.5, she was perfectly alright.. used to speak a few words and was a happy kid.. covid time changed our life.. she started to watch lots of tv.. because of covid situation, we never took her out to play with other kids.. we were so scared if she got covid.. coming to the current situation, we enrolled her in a daycare 3 months back.. but she is not interested in playing with any kids.. she likes to be around her caretakers.. she speaks very minimum words.. doesn't follow any commands .. if I call her name, she won't respond .. but if I call her name along with her favorite food name,then she looks and comes towards us... poor eye contact also.. we stopped her screen time to zero around 3 months back (same time she joined playschool).. she totally adjusted with it.. but she is in her own world without following any commands or not using language for her needs.. she never asks any questions like what or why? May be she doesn't know it at all.. we are starting her speech therapy.. waiting for the admission. I was so worried and did her analysis.. and the result is saying mild autism.. I'm planning to resign my IT job and focus only on my daughter..somewhere my mind is saying she may have virtual autism.. because she can remember lots of images from her books and answer me, though.. Could you please let me know. What do you think.. is it virtual or classic.. I'm really sorry for such a lengthy message.. I hope you can understand my situation.. Thank you so much for every single piece of advice..

[@gracendegwa1539]

@ChasesNickpls share

[@lexi_2021]

Seems virtual

[@purple3111]

@@lexi_2021 Thank you for your response.. my kid is improving.

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

Now how is ur kid??

[@purple3111]

@@alekhyalakkoji7724 . @alekhyalakkoji7724 Improved a lot.. regarding my Kid's speech, now kid is saying lots of words.. but not speaking any sentences.. we are starting professional speech therapy next week.. regarding playing with other kids... if other kids are coming and sitting or playing next to my kid, now it is totally ok.. before my kid used to walk away from them.. so we are hoping it's getting better.. apart from that everything is back to normal.. touch wood.

[@christypault]

Ma’am you think if it’s virtual autism with therapy the child will be ok by the age or he will be autistic all the life ?

[@alfredamuldrow4853]

I will also be happy to share more information with you if you would like. Let me know.

[@ashanair5214]

Madam my daughter 2 year 5 months old .her ados score is 17..is it severe autism??

[@rajeshwarivishwanath458]

Mam vartual autsim kid feed milk 2 t cups for a fay mam

[@sankarankeerthivasan2460]

Hi madam good evening. My child is 5 years old she is going to school studying ukg in school they are complaining that she never sit at her place what I need to do.

[@cuteparisworld9703]

Mam meri beti ka 1 years ho gya screen zero kiye huye but still she is not social speech aayi hai but wo bolna nhi chahti...kuchh samjh nhi aa rha classic hai ya virtual..coz starting 1 years she is good in social smile all the goal has been achieved...now she is 3.5....last 1 years se screen time 0 hai but abhi tak normal nhi huyi

[@RenuSharma-qu5eu]

Ab kaisi h apki beti

[@cuteparisworld9703]

@@RenuSharma-qu5eu language aa gayi hai

[@RenuSharma-qu5eu]

@@cuteparisworld9703 😊

[@ayeshasaleem7881]

​@@cuteparisworld9703 apki beti ko virtual autism hai ya calasis or apne kiya theripy karwai hai baby ki

[@ayeshasaleem7881]

Plz ap mujh se bat kar sakti hai

[@sajnathapa4288]

Is it possible to get out the kid of 5 years?

[@susilac891]

Hi Mam. Thanks for your videos. My girl is 2.9 months old. She's exposed to too much of screen time because I'm working and my husband is taking care of her. She is admitted in a play school just a month ago. She's stopped her screen time too. Now she's mingling with the persons she knows. That is, initially she used to cry without us, me and my husband. Now she's playing with the neighbors. She's not crying now. Can I take it as a kind of improvement? Sometimes she responds to her name. Bust she can't ask whatever she wants. She takes us to the particular place and indicate that she wants it. But she identifies the things from the cartoon to the real life. But not responding when we ask what's the name of a particular thing? Bust she knows the name? What to do Mam. I'm worried a lot. Please guide me.

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

You can take any therapy??

[@Opal_pinkz]

hi what happened next? did she improve?

[@rajniranjan9620]

I need your appointment in the month of March...plz reply

[@merry4042]

Thank you for making this video. My son is on screen fast for three months. I have seen so many changes. My question is Echolalia a part of recovery? He started saying so many words even sentences now but sometimes he repeats back what we ask him. He is 2.9 months old now. Please please let me know.

[@nanaknaam300]

My daughter had exactly the same scenario . Echolalia is reducing now and her language processing is improving

[@merry4042]

@@nanaknaam300 I am glad to hear that. Does she have sensory issues?

[@nanaknaam300]

@@merry4042 Not much of sensory issues , she is only afraid of pressure cooker whistle

[@PriyankaSingh-ob2vn]

@@nanaknaam300 how old is ur daughter now and do u given her any therepy

[@nanaknaam300]

@@PriyankaSingh-ob2vn She is 3 years and 3 months , we reduced her TV and stopped her mobile around 5-6 months back

[@sairazafar7108]

Hello Dr A very helpful video. My child is 17M old when we actually realized that he's not responding to his name and not having eye contact. He had been exposed to screens since he was like 5months old. Other than that he's socially active plays with his siblings. Dr diagnosed him Virtual austism. 1- My question is what do u mean by NEARLY NORMAL? 2- Does the child who get affected by screen time already have the tendencies or it can happen to any normal child?

[@indescribable3865]

My nephew had about 12-14 hours per day of screen time with various movies like Moana and Frozen - he is now 4 years old and cannot even say his own name. He will sometimes randomly say a phrase but it doesn’t truly come off as interaction. I believe he was damaged permanently but he is only 4 and one day it could change. I’m scared :(

[@alfredamuldrow4853]

@@indescribable3865- I have a relative who was the exact same way. I advised her to take away all of her son’s electronic devices/ screen time including TV and to thank the Lord daily l for loosing his tongue and allowing his words to flow. He is now talking, reading books and beginning k5 in the fall. He did completely overcome.

[@Thegamer16372]

I did the same with my daughter. We identified the situation when she was 21 months. Red flags- no eye contact, no response to name, visual stimming and not talking. Once we took away all screen time and started therapy eye contact came back . 50% response to name. I also followed GFCF diet , no msg and no refined sugar diet. Her stimming is now only 10%. Comprehension and response to name has improved a lot. We also started heavy metal detox .

[@QuirkyKristy]

​@@indescribable3865that's an unbelievable amount of screen time. Have they started any therapies?

[@AmnaNoman-kj1ib]

​@@alfredamuldrow4853in how much tim?

[@keerthi4441]

We stay in Canada my baby exposed to tv and phone from her 11months, no peer groups not socialized much , we are busy in our works. We didn’t care our baby much. Now she is 26months we stopped giving gadgets from 2months and sending her to daycare and changed the diet, she just started some random words and imitation but no eye contact and no name response. She only responds to food, she always want to eat, she hold spoons and toys in hands. Iam really worried she is autistic or not, i thought virtual autism but I think it is as not much change after stopping gadgets and tv. How long it takes to cure, will eye contact improve by age iam really scared. I have new born baby at home. Please reply me whether it is autism or not

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

It is autism...

[@jeraxsanchez]

Is she not responding to name and no eye contact from the start? If such, I believe it is Autism. Be strong.

[@RenuSharma-qu5eu]

Ab kaisa h apka baby

[@Haaaahiiiii]

Hi keerthi garu same situation I had faced in my younger son ...it seems to virtual autism ..

[@keerthi4441]

@@Haaaahiiiii how is ur kid now

[@mamtaduseja7260]

Is regression common in virtual autism?

[@lexi_2021]

High level of recurrent regression is there in VA. ASD children do not show that much regression.

[@yashisingh2585]

Hello mam, mera baby 2 years ka h jb vo 1 year ka tha tbse tv dekhna start kiya 18 months me mujhe lga ye apni age ke bachho se alag h mai therapist ke pass gyi then unhone bola aap screen time zero kr dijiye aur to koi dikkat nhi dikhti. Abhi 1 month pahle maine uska screen time zero kr diya sometimes response krti h eye contact tb krti h jb mai uske sath khelti hun apne papa ke sath exercise krti h. Abhi vo babbling krti h maaa, paapa dada and om abhi vo mujhe dekhkar mamaa ya papa ko dekhkar papa nhi bolti.. dog ko dekhkar bs bha bha bolti h.Doctor ko bhi dikhya vo bole bachhe late bolte hn . Hyperactive bhi h but 1 month se thoda km hua h. Pls koi suggest kre mai kya kru.bkya ye shi h ya speech therapy lu.

[@RenuSharma-qu5eu]

Ab kaisi h apki beti...bolti h

[@deepnaarora9059]

How is she now ? My daughter is having same condition?

[@sowmyavelpula5130]

Mam we don't have offline therapy centres near our locality...my child is 18 months old he has diagnosed with virtual autism ... Doctor has suggested us to occupational and speech therapy...Can we go for online therapy...plz suggest mam

[@balu9618]

Hi Sowmya garu, on what basis does your doctor diagnosed him as virtual autism? Please help me I am having the same problem

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

Hii sowmya garu... How is ur kid now

[@lakshmip2418]

Dr i want to u understand why some psychiatrists dont wanna accept this term called virtual autism...they get ADHD when we even utter this word. They say there is nothing known as virtual autism...and that autism is not at all reversible

[@lakshmip2418]

@Matildahamza Thank you so much...Wishing good luck for your son..may god bless

[@norafatehi11111]

Hi madam Plz guide me I am so depressed My son has v/a After 3 months of zero screen time many gains like eye contact respond to name playing interacting but he got loose motion for 2 weeks and he regressed everything Can kids get regressed again and again in v/a too plz help

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

U take any therapy or not

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

You can take any therapy??

[@RenuSharma-qu5eu]

Abhi kaisa h apka bacha

[@iyanathsha7353]

So therapy is needed?

[@iyanathsha7353]

@Kirsten Donaho thanks 🙏🏻

[@rajeshseptember09]

The thing that bothers me a lot is bringing your child "near normal". I've heard a lot of doctors (therapists) use that phrase. Can they not be completely normal in the future ? Is "near normal" the maximum stage that they can reach ? 😢

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

Virtual autism or real autism kids??

[@rajeshseptember09]

For both

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

Virtual autism kids after screen removing and early intervension.. they became to narmal stage... Virtual is not perminant

[@rajeshseptember09]

But in this video, the doctor is telling virtual autism can achieve only "near normal". She is also telling that virtual autism is not an approved condition by global doctor community.

[@vidyavathithotalu6679]

@@rajeshseptember09 Because both have similar signs / problems it is difficult to say . Autistic kids and virtual autistic kids both improve with spending more time with kids , taking them out , less screen time and building on language skill stating from single words . One thing is true - one in 60 Americans are diagnosed with autism . But kids who grow up on streets in India pick up language better . All this modern technology is burning the child’s brain and parents are themselves addicted to screen - too many tech parents and too little interaction with kids . Grandparent either don’t live with them or are dead .

[@kanakadurga9553]

Thank you madam .

[@alekhyalakkoji7724]

Madem Telugu loo virtual autism gurinchi video cheyandi madem .... Telugu vallaki use avuthundhi..

[@greengooflight]

it's a lifelong condition, the symptoms will never go away

[@s.n.glovesandsafetyprducts9331]

500 percent correct

[@CasandraofAfrica]

I highly recommend #droyalo