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Son diagnosed 18 months ago with Autism,10 years old and spends all day in his room playing his pc.We were told to allow this as its his window to the world, but over the last 2 months he seems to be getting worse.my sons autism is noticeable in the social side of life.I would love any help or advice in how to break the computer,school computer,bed,computer cycle. He just sits on his bed when we dont allow him pc time.He wont go out and play and spends very little time with the family as a family.On top of all this he has bad excema and when he gets stressed it flares up considerably (and due to his condition,if he doesnt get on his pc he gets stressed) I thank you in advance for any future help.

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  • I would suggest PC only in the evenings after a certain time, say 8pm to 10pm, so that he does everything he has to do, ie homework etc. Once he is in this new time routine,, he will be fine, you are doing him a favour by limiting but not limiting him. Bring the computer into a room with other people there also, in his corner so that he feels part of the family is not isolated.

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  • I would suggest PC only in the evenings after a certain time, say 8pm to 10pm, so that he does everything he has to do, ie homework etc. Once he is in this new time routine,, he will be fine, you are doing him a favour by limiting but not limiting him. Bring the computer into a room with other people there also, in his corner so that he feels part of the family is not isolated.

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