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Living... Help For Attention Deficit Disorder?
Scientists don't understand why Attention Deficit Disorder is
increasing so quickly. (News)
Scientists don't understand why Attention Deficit Disorder is
increasing so quickly.
One reason may be that more and more people are living in congested,
overcrowded situations.
A hundred years ago when most of us lived on farms or in small towns
with a lot of rural space around us...ADD ADHD wasn't even recognized
by the medical community.
However, there may be something to the constant stimulation of modern
life.
With its quick pace and technology...like... automobiles, microwaves,
cell phones and computers, these devices can over-stimulate and stress
out those who suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder.
Some scientists actually believe living in crowded cities causes
changes to the human brain...and ADD ADHD is the result of those
changes.
In any event, scientists DO know that there are more instances of
Attention Deficit Disorder among people who live in overcrowded
apartment buildings with no access to wide green areas or natural
surroundings.
If possible, people with Attention Deficit Disorder should try to live
in areas with natural green spaces, trees, and wilderness areas. Not in
crowded cities where they have to deal with traffic, congestion,
constant noise and commotion.
A team of researchers at the Human-Environment Research Laboratory at
the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign...is currently doing a lot
of research about the effect of nature on Attention Deficit Disorder.
"We knew from our own studies and those of other scientists that in
general, green is good...for ADD ADHD however, green is great," said
Professor Frances E. Kuo, co-director of the laboratory.
Dr. Kuo and her team believe that there is something about being in
nature that relaxes and renews the mind.
The paradox is that most people suffering from Attention Deficit
Disorder prefer the stimulation of city life.
Contributed by:
ron rougeaux
©2005 Ronald Rougeaux
Http://www.Adult-Child-ADD-ADHD.Com
About the Author
An airline pilot and his two
children with Attention Deficit Disorder and how they have all carved a
successful life in spite of their ADD ADHD.
