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Computer addict

Johnsmum

My son spends several hours every day on his computer, mostly playing games or music, though I have a suspicion he may have viewed porn as well. As he is a teenager, it's probably too late to start imposing a time limit on computer time (besides which, if he weren't on the computer, he would only be watching TV).

Do others think that too much computer time is not good for our kids? I would love him to be making friends but he never invites anyone home from school, and they don't invite him. If they did, of course, they would end up playing computer games together! But at least it would be social.

We have very good provision in our area for social activities for kids on the spectrum, but I get a feeling he doesn't want to go to something that is especially for kids like him.

Would love to hear others' thoughts on computers, socializing, etc, especially for older teenagers.

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  • I think my son is sometimes playing games against online opponents, but I feel this hardly counts as social interaction. I would love him to be active on a forum for young people with Asperger's, but I don't think there is much hope of this as he doesn't even go on Facebook even though he is registered on it.

    He has agreed to go to a local youth club for kids on the spectrum tomorrow for their Christmas party, which is a big plus as most of the kids there are younger than him and he hasn't been for a couple of years. There is at least one older kid there whom he knows, and who is now acting as a helper at the club, so maybe he will catch on to that idea. He is very good with younger kids and has a friend 5 years younger, also with Asperger's with whom he mostly gets on fine (but this other kid is also a computer addict of course!).

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  • I think my son is sometimes playing games against online opponents, but I feel this hardly counts as social interaction. I would love him to be active on a forum for young people with Asperger's, but I don't think there is much hope of this as he doesn't even go on Facebook even though he is registered on it.

    He has agreed to go to a local youth club for kids on the spectrum tomorrow for their Christmas party, which is a big plus as most of the kids there are younger than him and he hasn't been for a couple of years. There is at least one older kid there whom he knows, and who is now acting as a helper at the club, so maybe he will catch on to that idea. He is very good with younger kids and has a friend 5 years younger, also with Asperger's with whom he mostly gets on fine (but this other kid is also a computer addict of course!).

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