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The blessings of the "Smartphones"? And other chilling stories! Read all at links.
United Kingdom Created: 26 Apr 2015
1). Smartphones making children borderline autistic, warns expert
Young children today are less able to read human emotions than pupils four decades ago, an expert has said
Children struggle to read emotions and are less empathetic than a generation ago because they spend too much time using tablets and smartphones, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
Iain McGilchrist said children as young as five were less able to read facial expressions because of too much interaction with technology.
He added that he had evidence that more pupils were displaying borderline "autistic" behaviour. Dr McGilchrist, a former Oxford literary scholar who retrained in medicine, said he had heard of increasing numbers of teachers who had to explain to their pupils how to make sense of human faces.
By Javier Espinoza, Education Editor
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11553012/Smartphones-making-children-borderline-autistic-warns-expert.html

2). Are smartphones making our children mentally ill?
Leading child psychotherapist Julie Lynn Evans believes easy and constant access to the internet is harming youngsters
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/children/11486167/Are-smartphones-making-our-children-mentally-ill.html

3). Why smartphones are making you ill
...Anxiety Instead of making us more connected, the potential for incessant smartphone communication can make us feel more isolated.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11532428/Why-smartphones-are-making-you-ill.html

4). University tells students: 'Give up smartphones or quit'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/11524269/University-tells-students-Give-up-smartphones-or-quit.html
The head of a Japanese university has told his students to either get rid of their "poisonous" smartphones or leave Shinshu University.
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Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir

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