[klyrs]

As a mom of a kid with SPD, yes reduce that screen time. We share custody 50/50, and when kiddo returns from the house with unlimited screen time, he is a monster and it can take several days for him to regain the ability to emotionally regulate.

Screen time is free dopamine. It rewards withdrawal and inactivity. For a kid with SPD, just existing in the world is painful due to all of the stimuli. Add "stop hitting people" or whatever and you're saying "ignore the incoming pain and stop redirecting that pain elsewhere." And that's really hard, and kids can do it but it takes effort with very little reward. But then you add the TV, the brain's baseline is "I can get huge rewards for zero effort," and regulation becomes a million times harder.