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The topic of self stimulatory behaviors and vocalizations came up while doing one of my live weekly video chats recently on my biomedical education website. We were discussing the fact that vocalizations such as echolalia, repeating words or phrases from TV shows, movies or video games, etc. can all be signs of an underlying sensory problem.

I have seen over the years that when children begin Methyl B-12 therapy they gain greater awareness of their surroundings and of social cues. This can include an understanding of facial and vocal cues and other aspects of the human to human contact we experience. We also see an increase in the natural inquisitiveness that we see in children along with using language more frequently and appropriately.

These are common findings when starting Methyl B-12 therapy. During the video chat, the parent expressed the positives they were seeing as a result of the Methyl B-12 but also that they were seeing in increase in dialoguing and self talk as a result of the TV watching and video games.

When I considered this I realized that the Methyl B-12 was having an effect on the language section of the brain and we were seeing positive improvements in overall awareness as a result. The child was now able to verbalize what they were recognizing from the TV show, movie or video game. I have seen many children become hyper focused on TV, movies, video games, etc. at the cost of real interaction with others. If you are doing a biomedical treatment plan with your child, you may not see some of those gains if your child becomes too enthralled with TV, movies and video games. The ideal situation is to continually expose your child to real life social settings, parks, stores, etc. so that they have ample opportunity to interact with peers.

Once in a while TV and video games are fine but it is wise to monitor the amount of time your child is spending on them. The best model is going to be other kids, siblings and their family who can provide the positive interaction they need.