The Huffington Post – Carolyn Gregoire
“Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often told to be quiet and sit still in the classroom. But new research suggests that letting them move around may actually be a more effective way to help them learn. The study, recently published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, suggests that physical motion is critical to the way that children with ADHD recall information and solve problems. “Our research indicates that targeting reduced movement in children with ADHD may not be in their best interest,” Dr. Mark Rapport, a psychologist at the University of Central Florida and the study’s lead author, told The Huffington Post in an email. “They need to move more than other children when engaged in learning tasks that require the use of critical executive functions such as working memory.””(more)