Association Between Screen Time Exposure in Children at 1 Year of Age and Autism Spectrum Disorder at 3 Years of Age: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is unclear to what extent the duration of screen time in infancy is associated with the subsequent diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

Objective

To examine the association between screen time in infancy and the development of autism spectrum disorder at 3 years of age.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed data from mother-child dyads in a large birth cohort in Japan. This study included children born to women recruited between January 2011 and March 2014, and data were analyzed in December 2020. The study was conducted by the Japan Environment and Children's Study Group in collaboration with 15 regional centers across Japan.

Exposures

Screen time at 1 year of age.

Main outcomes and measures

The outcome variable, c

SUBMITTER: Kushima M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804971 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature