Country Living Help For Attention Deficit Disorder?

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 people lived on farms or in small towns with a lot of rural spaceADD 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 technologylike 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 brainand 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-Champaignis 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 goodfor 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

My children and I all have one thing in commonWe all have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD ADHD)! and we were all able to successfully cope with it

Ron Rougeaux

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