Now brain tests show children with ADHD tend to learn less when sitting still compared to when they're moving. Rapport and his colleagues set out to test an observation made by many parents — that children with ADHD can pay attention if they are doing an activity they enjoy. Benefits of movementRapport's latest study adds a scientific perspective to anecdotes from parents, teachers and researchers about how children with ADHD can pay attention. You can give them one instruction and it's no problem, they're able to do it, they pay attention. Crosbie said adults with ADHD usually don't have hyperactivity but there can still be impairments in their working memory abilities.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2017 09:00 UTC