Clare Morrell
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 26 Jul
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And that is what makes it so addicting.
That's what releases those hits of dopamine is they actually get this social feedback or interaction.
They're able to interact with it like on gaming apps or social media.
There's this kind of constant interaction, and that's what makes it so addicting.
And so that's different.
You know, television is more of a passive screen.
You're consuming content.
But these interactive screens like tablets and smartphones and social media really keep a child extremely engaged because it
Every couple seconds, they're getting this new hit of dopamine.
They unlocked a new reward.
They got a new like or a new follower.
And they have this infinite scroll.
There's this infinite nature to these interactive screens where they can just scroll down to the next video and the next video.
And we see that these short form videos in particular,
These 45-second clips, very different than a long TV program or a movie, are again extremely addictive to the brain and are having these negative effects on children's memory, attention, their focus.
And in a lot of cases, these interactive screens are either increasing the chances of children developing symptoms of autism or ADHD, or they are actually mimicking symptoms of those disorders.
And it turns out, in a lot of cases, the children don't actually have ADHD, but
But the screens, these interactive screens in particular, have revved up a child's nervous system and are mimicking these kind of effects of ADHD, like inability to focus, irritability, tantrums and things like that.
honestly, it can happen very young.
And I was just reading a recent study that said two-thirds of children under the age of two are on interactive screens every day, some as much as eight hours per day.
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