📍 Location: Nagpur
🧠 Service: Autism Spectrum / Sensory Fixation / Social Withdrawal
📞 Call to Action: AbilityScore©® Attention Screening + TherapeuticAI©® Redirection Plan
“She Laughed At Ads.
Repeated Jingles.
Clapped At tv Shows.
But When We Called Her Name,
Or Asked Her A Question,
She Just… Stayed Lost In The Screen.”
Tanvika, 4 years old, loved:
- Ads more than cartoons.
- TV songs more than her own name.
- Commercial jingles more than birthday songs.
At first, her family thought:
“She’s smart! Look how she memorizes everything!”
But slowly they noticed:
- No response when spoken to.
- No questions asked.
- No sharing of emotions or stories.
“She wasn’t enjoying TV.
She was escaping into it.”
🧠 Why Loving tv Isn’t Always Harmless
At Pinnacle® Nagpur, autism and sensory specialists explain:
“Children on the autism spectrum often show visual fixation —
where predictable, non-demanding sensory input (like screens) feels safer and easier to process than the unpredictable, emotional world of real people.”
Warning signs:
- Fascination with screens, flashing lights, repetitive songs
- Poor or delayed response to name or conversation
- Lack of peer interaction
- Repeating commercials but not answering questions
- Becoming anxious or angry when screen time ends
“It’s not love for content.
It’s retreat from complexity.”
📞 The Night They Turned Off The tv — And Saw The Truth
One night, during dinner:
- The tv was off.
- Conversation floated around the room.
- Laughter echoed.
- Questions flowed.
But Tanvika sat silent.
Lost.
Disconnected.
“Without the screen,
we realized how far away she had drifted from us.”
That night, they called 9100 181 181.
The counselor said:
“Screens didn’t cause this.
They covered it.
Let’s find her — beyond the pixels.”
They booked a free AbilityScore©® Attention Screening.
📊 Tanvika’s AbilityScore©® Visual-Social Profile
- Visual Attention To Screens: 🟢 Green (920/1000)
- Response To Name Call: 🔴 red (440/1000)
- Peer Social Interaction: 🔴 Red
- Emotional Connection During Conversation: 🔴 Red
She wasn’t ignoring her family.
She was anchoring to the only world she could predict: TV.
🤖 How TherapeuticAI©® Helped Her Step Off The Screen And Into Life
Her personalized therapy wasn’t about forbidding screens.
It was about building real-world engagement first.
Plan included:
- Screen time linked to social interaction goals (e.g., “Watch ad → Tell Amma what happened”)
- Visual cue cards for conversation starters
- Shared media play (watching together → discussing together)
- "Predict and Play" sessions building off shows into new ideas
- Gradual increase of person-to-person communication games
By week 5:
- Tanvika watched an ad, turned, and said, "Amma, funny dog!"
- Answered "Yes" and "No" when asked about school
- Hugged her cousin after a family tv game — spontaneously
“She didn’t lose her love of screens.
She regained her love of people.”
💬 What Her parents Want Every Family To Understand
“If your child smiles at tv but stays silent with you —
don’t blame technology.
And don’t excuse it away.
There’s a world beyond screens waiting to be rebuilt.
And Pinnacle® showed us how.”
🌍 This Autism Awareness Month — Look Beyond What Lights Up Their Eyes
If your child: ✅ Fixates on tv, ads, jingles
✅ Repeats commercials but not conversations
✅ Doesn’t initiate real-world talk easily
✅ Gets anxious without screens
…it’s time to screen for visual-social balance — and bring them back to connection.
📞 Book Your Child’s Visual-Social Attention Screening in Nagpur
📞 Call the Pinnacle® National Autism Helpline: 9100 181 181
🌐 www.Pinnacleblooms.org
📍 nagpur | Amravati | Chandrapur | Akola
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⚠️ Disclaimer
This article is intended for informational and awareness purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. For expert guidance tailored to your child’s needs, please consult a qualified healthcare provider or contact the Pinnacle® national autism helpline at 9100 181 181.
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