Martin I. Mateev, Violeta R. Manolova and Stoyan R. Vezenkov
Center for applied neuroscience Vezenkov, BG-1582, Sofia, e-mail: info@vezenkov.com
For citation: Mateev M.I., Manolova V.R. and Vezenkov S.R. (2025) From Nonverbal to Language – How to Counteract Anti-Human Programming Controlling Children with Early Screen Addiction. Nootism 1(1), 52-58, ISSN 3033-1765
*This paper was presented by Martin Mateev at the Second Science Conference "Screen Children" on November 23, 2024, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
This study examines the impact of early screen addiction on children's language development and social communication, highlighting the role of automated behavioral programs as a major barrier to speech and cognitive growth. The findings reveal that children exposed to screens at an early age develop animalistic and anti-human automatisms—motor acts without external triggers (e.g., toe-walking, hand-flapping, and animal-like vocalizations, etc.) and reactive behaviors (e.g., biting, scratching, head-banging, and gaze avoidance, etc.). These patterns interfere with sensorimotor integration and affective regulation, ultimately suppressing language development.
The physiological basis of this phenomenon is explained through the concept of cortical selective disinhibition, where language, as a higher cognitive function, requires active cortical regulation and suppression of lower automated patterns. However, in children with early screen addiction, primitive neurophysiological programs become dominant, overriding cortical mechanisms and distorting cognitive and social development. The results demonstrate that automatisms and language production are mutually exclusive processes—the stronger the automatic responses, the weaker the child's ability to communicate and use speech meaningfully.
From a therapeutic perspective, traditional language and educational interventions that focus solely on speech reproduction are ineffective, as they do not address the underlying dominance of these automated programs. Instead, a comprehensive intervention strategy is required, integrating sensorimotor regulation, screen detox, social engagement, and cortical rehabilitation. The study’s intervention results show a direct correlation between the reduction of automatisms and language activation. Progress in communication was observed only after significant reductions in sensorimotor blockages and reactive behavioral patterns. These findings underscore the necessity of a multifaceted therapeutic approach that prioritizes the elimination of competing automatisms before language development can take place. The active involvement of parents is crucial, ensuring that children are guided toward real, socially interactive experiences rather than passive digital consumption. The study concludes that successful language acquisition in children with early screen addiction is only possible through the systematic reduction of anti-human automatisms, allowing them to reintegrate into the natural trajectory of human cognitive and social development.
Keywords: early screen addiction, language development, anti-human automatisms
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