ADHD Kids Perform Better When Allowed to Move Around: Study

March 13, 2009 by Robert Gordon · 1 Comment
Filed under: ADHD and Education 

A study published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology March 10 found letting kids with ADHD move around may be helping them to focus on their work.

As it turns, in a group of boys aged 8-12 with ADHD, they were more successful on tasks requiring working memory when they were allowed to fidget, stand up, and be active in class. Even chewing gum (not a habit of which I am fond) can help to keep an ADHD mind stimulated. Read more