Have ADHD? Get Outside!!!

Posted on June 19th, 2007 by SusieJ

ADHD, one of the most common mental disorders in children and adolescents, also affects an estimated 4.1 percent of adults, ages 18-44, in a given year.
Sadly, this report reveals, that the problems of ADHD can affect people for life.

However, this report has found spending time outside can dramatically reduce the symptoms of ADHD. The authors, Frances E. Kuo and Andrea Faber Taylor, said, “Overall, our findings indicate that exposure to ordinary natural settings in the course of common after-school and weekend activities may be widely effective in reducing attention deficit symptoms in children.”

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3 Comments

Like all of you, I am overwhelmed and am currently working on a plan to eliminate all need for sleep so that I will have enough hours in the day. I'll let you know as soon as I have all the kinks worked out. I treasure your comments and emails. I do read them all.
  1. Leslie ~ Jun 21, 2007 at 2:06 am

    I love this, too!

  2. Where that Memorial to Labor day vacation went - Susiej ~ Aug 15, 2007 at 11:07 am

    [...] of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, that time spent playing outside, reduces and eliminates ADHD symptoms? And, what about the simple gift of giving kids the time and [...]

  3. Susiej » Common Sense Remedies for Attention Problems ~ Jan 16, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    [...] outside. I’ve written about this before, The American Journal of Public Health found that pending time outside can dramatically reduce the [...]

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