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    A natural ADHD cure- Exercise

    Totally unsurprised by this.

    A natural ADHD cure- Exercise

    Teen girls who exercise each day have better attention spans than their peers, a study suggests.


    A University of Illinois research team found that girls who exercised less were slower and less accurate on tests that involved ignoring distracting information.


    More blood flows to the brain during and after exercise - boosting executive functioning, which includes a person's attention span.


    Diagnosis of behavioral issues is rife among American teens, but getting your kids off their phones and playing outside might do the trick instead of medication.


    ADHD drug sales rocketed during the pandemic when many were forced to spend hours inside thanks to lockdowns, which caused ongoing Adderall shortages.


    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
    The disorder is far less likely to be diagnosed in girls compared to boys, and some women do not receive a diagnosis until adulthood.



    ADHD prevalence varies greatly between the UK and US, posing questions as to whether rates are as high as diagnoses claim.


    Between 2016 and 2019, 13 percent of US children aged 12-17 were diagnosed with ADHD.


    In comparable nations like the UK, ADHD rates are much lower — around 4 percent of boys and 1 percent of girls.


    This is combined with the more sedentary lifestyles lived by American children, which also caused the obesity crisis.


    Many minors with ADHD have other conditions, including learning disorders, anxiety and depression.


    Adderall is the most popular ADHD drug. Prescriptions spiked to 4.1 million in 2021, a 10 percent increase on the previous year.


    But Illinois researchers may have found a more natural way to control your child's attention span.


    The researchers used data from a previous trial of high school students in New South Wales, Australia, looking at differences between gender in terms of physical activity and cognition.


    They used data from 418 participants, including 211 females aged between 15 and 18, who wore accelerometers on their wrist for seven days.


    The device measures changes in acceleration, which researchers used to calculate the intensity of their physical activity.


    Participants also took part in cognitive tasks on a computer to test their attention control and working memory, including tests that required them to ignore distracting information.

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    Exercise has a whole host of brain-boosting benefits. It can increase the thickness of your cerebral cortex and also encourages the brain's ability to generate new neural connections, known as neuroplasticity, which can avoid cognitive issues further down the line.


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    It's the phones. Kinda hard to exercise when you're texting from a couch.
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    Isn't it funny how letting kids be kids solves a lot of the ADHD problems?

    Children were never meant to be cooped up. Their bodies are young and energetic--they need to burn off that energy. I wish schools would go back to athletics for all the kids rather than sports for a few.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FindersKeepers View Post
    Isn't it funny how letting kids be kids solves a lot of the ADHD problems?

    Children were never meant to be cooped up. Their bodies are young and energetic--they need to burn off that energy. I wish schools would go back to athletics for all the kids rather than sports for a few.
    *I wish schools would go back to athletics for all the kids rather than sports for a few.*

    $#@! the schools, parents need be parents.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stjames1_53 View Post
    It's the phones. Kinda hard to exercise when you're texting from a couch.
    I hate seeing the "kids" playing with their phones at the gym. Then you get the idiot who wants to video himself doing a set....
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    Quote Originally Posted by FindersKeepers View Post
    Isn't it funny how letting kids be kids solves a lot of the ADHD problems?

    Children were never meant to be cooped up. Their bodies are young and energetic--they need to burn off that energy. I wish schools would go back to athletics for all the kids rather than sports for a few.

    It's not ADHD if exercise fixes it. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder in the brain that is measurable and quantifiable. One can adapt, not reverse it.

    But exercise and a schedule/structure are recommendations for those with ADHD.
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    Looks like half the country is on meds and the other half needs to be
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adelaide View Post
    It's not ADHD if exercise fixes it. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder in the brain that is measurable and quantifiable. One can adapt, not reverse it.

    But exercise and a schedule/structure are recommendations for those with ADHD.
    It could be the study used people misdiagnosed with ADHD- and the girls that seemed cured fit into that category.

    It does seem it is over diagnosed these days. Had I been in K-12 now, rather that in the 80s, I probably would be labeled with ADHD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adelaide View Post
    It's not ADHD if exercise fixes it. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder in the brain that is measurable and quantifiable. One can adapt, not reverse it.

    But exercise and a schedule/structure are recommendations for those with ADHD.
    I'm sure you're right -- but the real question is whether ADHD is being over-diagnosed and misdiagnosed.

    What is the real percentage of children diagnosed with ADHD that have a true neurodevelopmental disorder and those who are say, depressed or traumatized, or have a learning disability and are exhibiting symptoms similar to true ADHD?

    Even kids with sleeping disorders can have similar symptoms. Or kids with allergies that regularly take antihistamines. So many variable.

    It makes sense that if exercise and structure are recommended for those diagnosed with ADHD that experts have seen some benefit from that.

    I think a number of mistakes are being made in diagnosing ADHD today. One of the biggest being teachers who have been conditioned to think an overly active child must have ADHD. A teacher is not a mental health expert, yet that's where the first concerns of ADHD often originate. Then the teacher creates a report that substantiates her belief that a child has ADHD.

    Add in parents who are exasperated and who just want a little relief from parenting via a drugged kid.

    So yes, you're right that ADHD is a real disorder that can be measured, but how many doctors are verifying their diagnosis via brain tests? Probably close to none. Instead, they're using self-reporting, rating scales, and questionnaires.

    My feelings are that maybe one in 10 children (or even fewer) diagnosed with ADHD actually have a medical problem.

    All of us know children we grew up with who would be diagnosed as ADHD today, but weren't. They bounced off walls, were disruptive in class, did not listen, could not stay on task, were easily distracted, talked excessively, interrupted, squirmed and fidgeted.

    And, they're highly successful adults today.

    That's not to say ADHD doesn't exist. I know it does.

    But, I also feel it's vastly over-diagnosed. Before any drugs are offered, a child should be put on a diet that restricts sugar and chemical preservatives, they should eat healthy, wholesome foods, maybe supplement with Omega 3 fatty acids, be encouraged to exercise and maybe even learn to meditate.

    No drugs should ever be offered until all other avenues have been exhausted. As a parent, I would run away from any doctor who was quick to diagnose ADHD and prescribe drugs.

    But, that's one of our problems in today's society -- we're so quick to believe drugs are the way to solve our problems.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It could be the study used people misdiagnosed with ADHD- and the girls that seemed cured fit into that category.

    It does seem it is over diagnosed these days. Had I been in K-12 now, rather that in the 80s, I probably would be labeled with ADHD.
    It's likely. It's tough to tell if there is over diagnosis now or under diagnosis previously.
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