ADHD Autism Video Game Addiction- Tips and tools to manage digital media
Tools For Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
ADHD Autism and Video Game Addiction- do you think having one of these conditions makes a person more vulnerable to video game addiction? See the lists of resources below.
Web Watcher- www.webwatcherkids.com Allows parents to block websites and record on and offline activity, including keystrokes, IM, and email messages; used by government and law enforcement agencies.
Guardian Family Monitor- www.guardiansoftware.com Let’s families track all online activity. Creates a log and allows video recording of the monitor.
IamBigBrother- www.iambigbrother.com Shows everything kids have done online, including screen captures of emails.
Net Nanny- www.netnanny.com Filtering software that protects kids from seeing things they don’t need to see online while freely browsing.
Cybersitter- www.cybersitter.com Customize what you want them to see and record facebook chats and posts.
Norton Online Family- onlinefamily.norton.com Encourages parent and child communication and helps parents understand what kids are doing online, has an app so you can check in while on the go.
Zoodles- www.zoodles.com An app that let’s kids play free games and watch videos online that are safe. You can set time limits and restrict access to specific games.
Kidzul- www.kidzul.com All sites available have been reviewed to ensure they are appropriate.
Mobicip- www.Mobicip.com Safeguard mobile device activities.
K-9- www.k9webprotection.com Set time limits, block websites, force safe searches, view activity reports.
Source: The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games
by Scott Steinberg
Safe Websites for Brainy ADHD, Aspergers, or PDD-NOS Gifted Kids
Google earth- www.earth.google.com
view maps, satellite photos, galaxies, canyons in the oceans
BBC Human Body and Mind- www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody
Build a skeleton, arrange organs, take psychological tests to learn about your memory and personality
Extra for Students- www.pbs.org/newshour/extra
Browse current world events, see what other students are saying about them, click on “student voices” to submit your own opinions
Olga’s Gallery- www.abcgallery.com
High quality photos of important works of art and info about the artists- on of the largest collections of art on the internet
National Geographic Kids- www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
Games, photos, stories, videos, contests, facts about people, animals, places
Make Beliefs Comix- www.makebeliefscomix.com
Make your own comics, fill in the text bubbles and print or email
Kids on the Net- www.kidsonthenet.com
Kids publish their poems, stories, reports, book reviews, opinions. Join in writing projects like Adventure Island, Kids’ Castle, Monster Motel, Dragonsville
Internet safety- Digital Behavior Management
How can you monitor and manage your children’s use of the internet?
Do you think it’s a good idea to let them have connection in their room or should they be in a family common area where their use can be supervised and monitored?
If you have ever accidentally googled links to inappropriate sites, what are the odds your child might?
How do you know if your kid has a video game addiction? Do they sneak playing and break rules to get to play? Do they get in trouble over playing? Does playing video games interfere with their schoolwork? Does it interfere with their relationships with peers or family members, like you? Sounds like an addiction to me. Does an alcoholic keep booze in their house? Why or why not? Codependence and enabling means you buy in the idea that they NEED their video games to be okay.
How is this possible? I can see the idea that they can become dependent and think they need them- is this healthy? I’m thinking human beings lived and thrived on this planet for a long time before video games came along- they are unique to this generation; I’m thinking this must mean we can be okay without them. My kids know if they don’t respect the rules about internet use and video games, if they end up causing us too many problems, I am okay with getting rid of them- I certainly don’t need my kids to have these things.
If you have a kid on the autism or adhd spectrum who is young I would advise you to be very wary of letting them play too much, as they get older I often hear parents lament the fact that there is nothing else their child enjoys doing, no other reinforcer, and it is the only way they can unwind and escape. How did this happen? I’m pretty sure we had kids with autism spectrum disorders before we had video games, and they found a way to make it. If you are only just beginning the war with your child over electronic use, watch out!
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Digital Culture- Understanding the Impact on Human Development
Table of Contents Video
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Media and technology statistics
2:23 Lifestyle changes
3:45 Changes in diet and nutrition
3:59 Trends in mental health and academic acheivement
5:57 What is going on?
7:13 Kids need time to play together
10:14 Nonverbal communication
11:47 Developmental learning- healthy limits and habits
13:51 Video game addiction- interview
22:40 Resources
Digital Culture Resources
Carr, N. (2011). The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc.<This is an incredible book and somewhat alarming. This was my favorite read on the topic and might well be balanced by a more favorable impression of digital culture effects on humans such as Cognitive Surplus, listed below.>
Corneliussen, H, & Rettburg, J. (2008). Digital Culture, Play, and Identity. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT press. <This is mostly about World of Warcraft and goes into too much detail for my interest in the broad topic of digital culture.>
Creeber, G., & Martin, R. (2009). Digital Cultures, Understanding New Media. New York: McGraw-Hill.<This has detailed case studies of various forms of digital culture and is more descriptive of the changes and advantages of new media forms than their impact on humanity, although it goes into that somewhat.>
Gere, C. (2008) Digital Culture. London: Reaktion Books. <Explores the ubiquity of digital culture and it’s emphasis on constant change, arguing that we can’t even grasp how humanity will be transformed by this new technology and urging us to closely monitor the effects.>
Miller, V. (2011) Understanding Digital Culture. London: Sage Publications, Inc.<This is a heady exploration of the impact of digital culture on social and political structures.>
Shirky, C. (2010). Cognitive Surplus- How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators. London: Penguin Books Ltd.<Here’s a positive note amongst the voices of concern about digital culture, emphasizing the democratic power of the people as enhanced by real-time communication and the ability for anyone to self-publish without government censorship.>
Steinberg, S. (2011). The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games. Liburn, GA: P3 Power Play Publishing.<This is a really good common sense non-alarmist but balanced view of digital media with great tips for parents in managing their child’s access to digitally transmitted information.>
(ADHD Autism Video Game Addiction)
I want to create healthy happy life
It can be hard to work with a mind that keeps going to the problems and worries. It's time to teach children their power over thoughts and feelings.
I would like teachable exercises for; replacing thoughts that are not helpful, reasonable, or true, creating joy and emotional resilience, Mindgarden metaphor illustrating power and choice in thoughts, Dream Book strategy for identifying clear goals and building motivation, a video explaining how NOT to let others or situations have the power to bring you down!