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Talk a Walk on the Quiet Side: Nature Calms ADHD

Does strolling through nature, well, in this case, a city park, help alleviate symptoms of ADHD? So claim researchers from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who tested kids after 20-minute walks in three different areas of town: a city park, a residential neighborhood, and an urban downtown. Seventeen kids aged …

ADHD: Immature Brain Development

So here’s an intriguing study showing children with ADHD have slower brain development than their peers. By about three years. Using brain scans, researchers affiiliated with the National Institute of Mental Health pinpointed the areas of the brain associated with the primary symptoms of ADHD (e.g., lack of concentration, impulsive …