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“It turns out that being in the grasp of Mother Nature for:

20 minutes per week lowers stress;
30 minutes per week lowers blood pressure and risks of depression;
90 minutes per week reduces rumination or the constant internal gazing of negative emotions;and
120 minutes or more per week results not only in better physical health but also in numerous measure of overall mental wellbeing.

“researchers found that those who had access to a large amount of green space where they lived during childhood were significantly less likely to be at risk of developing psychiatric disorders, regardless of other risk factors.12”

Excerpt From
Becoming Autistic
Rachael Sharman & Michael C Nagel
https://books.apple.com/us/book/becom...
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“Instead of making mistakes, rethinking, reflecting and analysing to forge their own identity, teens addicted to social media are lost in a Matrix of narcissism, numb to the real world around them and unable to connect. what, if anything, can be done to diffuse this”

“ parents should be concerned with any signs that their children are withdrawing from the world, thinking only of themselves (always) and seeking out like-minded tribal bonds.”

Excerpt From
Becoming Autistic
Rachael Sharman & Michael C Nagel
https://books.apple.com/us/book/becom...
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“continued exposure to violent acts streamed via social media can lead to desensitisation, with knock-on effects of lowered empathy and heightened fear and anxiety. A fearful person with lowered empathy is at greater risk of committing future aggressive and/or violent acts themselves in times of perceived threat”

“In other words, we posit that parents should consider the risks with engaging in screens and take caution in circumstances when the degree of uncertainty surrounding the outcomes of the risk is too high”

Excerpt From
Becoming Autistic
Rachael Sharman & Michael C Nagel
https://books.apple.com/us/book/becom...
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“instruction and experience is more powerful and effective when it happens in the real world rather than a virtual one. In fact, there is much to suggest that the virtual world and too much time on screen may actually be defective rather than effective in shaping the minds of young people. The rest of this book …provides evidence to support it and then outlines strategies and ideas for counteracting it.”