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Screen time for babies and toddlers is linked to 'atypical' sensory-processing behaviors, new study finds

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Screen time for babies and toddlers is also linked to developing atypical sensory-processing behaviors.

The study used data from the US National Children's Study , an incomplete large-scale cohort study.

Each additional hour of screen time per day was associated with a 23 percent higher chance of later exhibiting high sensory behaviors related to sensation avoiding and low registration.