Violence in the Media

Violence in the media definitely causes aggressiveness, problems with social skills, ability to retain information. I am to closely related with this topic, my younger brother suffers from autism and because of this I have to extra careful with everything I do around him. His name is Donnavin he is 12 years old and just by looking at him you would think that he is a healthy young boy, but looks can be deceiving. Every morning that he wakes up he needs help getting dressed, making his breakfast and receiving his medicine, remembering to brush his teeth and gets his book bag before he goes to school. When he comes home the only thing that is on his mind is his Nintendo DS. His homework obviously comes first but to him he thinks he might be able to do it later on. Along with the Nintendo DS, my brother also plays XBox360,PS3,WII and the Kinect. He does not like going outside because the only thing that is on his mind are his games, when my mother and I try to take it from him he resorts to throwing a temper tantrum and crying and yelling. As far as violence within the media it is in everything that young children view on TV. Shows such as Dragon Ball Z Kai, Avator the Last Airbender, Power Rangers, The Boondocks, Pokémon, Adventure Time and Transformers. If we do not get a hold on what are children are watching who knows that are liable to become in the future.