Posts Tagged ‘youtube’
Petition: BAN Videos of Children’s Autism Meltdowns
Imagine you are having your worst day. You lose your job, furnace breaks, your dog runs away and your spouse asks for a divorce. You are clearly struggling. And then someone asks you a question that you clearly don’t care about and you lose it on them. You yell. You get angry. You really go at it. Not your finest moment, right? Now imagine someone films it and puts it on social media. How would that make you feel? Vulnerable. Exposed. Embarrassed. Humiliated. Hello, my name is Kate and I…
Read MoreYouTube Safety and Autism
Most kids love YouTube. And many autistic children really, really love YouTube. My son loves the never ending stream of Barney and Thomas videos. He loves the music and the variety. He can easily move from trains to Daddy Shark. And honestly, I’ve never really worried about it. Jamie or I are always near him. We monitor what he watches. We listen. And even giggle when we hear Barney speaking in German or Spanish. But unfortunately, some frightening news is surfacing about the platform. The same things that make YouTube…
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