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The kind of news reports you see around, you have to wonder how it is that we hear words like autism or ADHD bandied about so much these days. Where were these disorders when we were growing up 20 years ago? There was a report in the Journal of Attention Disorders a short time ago about a research study. According to it, there is now strong suspicion, that it is chemical pollution in our water and atmosphere that is responsible for autism. A child’s young and developing brain is easily susceptible to the effects of industrial chemicals. And now, here’s a new study, this time about ADHD. It should be right up your street, if you’re one of those anxious parents trying hard to find that one magic option that will completely turn around treatment of ADHD for your child. The study finds something that might seem obvious, but still needs stressing – time spent out in nature, helps a child or rein in the anxious fretting, fidgeting and daydreaming characteristic of ADHD. (more…)
