New Delhi, May 1 -- Research conducted at AIIMS has revealed that children under the age of two who are exposed to excessive mobile phone usage may fall victim to serious conditions such as autism.

In the research, doctors noted that children whose parents cultivated a habit of watching mobile phones between birth and 18 months of age showed a significantly higher prevalence of serious conditions like autism.

Autism is a disorder that impairs a child's cognitive and comprehension abilities; consequently, their behaviour deviates from that of typical children.

During a press conference, Head of the Department of Pediatric Neurology, AIIMS, Shefali Gulati, on Friday, said, "For autism spectrum disorder, especially for screen time, a lot ...