Hyperactivity computer games link
Posted by Marcel Klum on 10 September 2003 - 12:56 · 12 comments & 1034 views
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#1 Posted by MrHolliday on 10 Sep 2003 - 13:03
- Wow this makes waaaay too much sense. My cousn has ADHD and I always knew that's why he plays games 7 hours a day. Now I have proof!
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#2 Posted by RauL on 10 Sep 2003 - 13:18
- I dont know , I guess I had or have
ADHD , but I never liked fightin games that much, I mainly spent my time with RPGs 
and with Mario
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#3 Posted by MrHolliday on 10 Sep 2003 - 13:27
- You cannot get rid of ADD or ADHD you either have it or you don't and if you do have it then you always will. There is no "cure" Trust me, if you had it then you'd most likely know.
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#4 Posted by RauL on 10 Sep 2003 - 13:44
- mmm , I remember that when I was a kid was one of those jumping all the time everywhere
, but i dont know what happened , after 3 psychologists and after they pumped me full (in that time) with drugs , and tranquilizers , I turned into a vegetable. I wish I could be like when I was a kid , but I guess now Im just boring I stay most of the day working and studying!!!!! Im not anymore on playing tricks or jokes on someone. I mostly do everything the 'right' way. 
I want my ADHD back!
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#5 Posted by noll3095 on 10 Sep 2003 - 13:50
- The scope on this seems too narrow. Only 24 boys were surveyed and I assume (didn't see anything in the article) that they were all in Aberdeen. I'd be interested in seeing if this holds true with a much higher number of children and in different regions/countries.
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#6 Posted by Raptor on 10 Sep 2003 - 14:41
- Did I read this right?
Isn't it basically saying that people who are overly hyper tend to play games that require fast reactions and very quick thinking? Isn't that a little obvious?
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#7 Posted by mAcOdIn on 10 Sep 2003 - 15:59
- What a waste of money. First off Psychiatrists basically label any kid who doesn't want to sit through math and would rather be outside playing as having ADD/HD. I don't think I need to go into detail about how stupid these psychiatrists are to think a 7yr old would rather play than do school work.
And if a kid really had ADD you'd think he'd lose interest in the game fairly soon.
These guys are idiots and ADD/HD doesn't exist, some people just don't like school, or aren't in a job they enjoy, so it doesn't hold thier interest. -
#7.1 Posted by rossiknol on 10 Sep 2003 - 21:30
- I think you're a bit misinformed. Good psychologists may label children with ADD like you have stated. However, as with everything, realize the bad usually is most reported.
To your statement regarding the existance of ADD, do some research. It most definately exists. Recently, scientists have actually discovered chemical differences in the brain, through the use of MRI. In my opinion, ADD is more about how people with it think differently than those without it, than it is a disorder. A similar experience is happening with how scientists interpret Autism, as new theory suggests it is actually an unbalance intelligence types (an article was in last week's 'Newsweek'). ADD (again, my own opinion) is created by society, simply because society has yet to thoroughly understand it. -
#7.2 Posted by mAcOdIn on 11 Sep 2003 - 04:40
- ADD exists only because we as a society demand that someone have interest in something that doesn't interest them. There will always be people with longer or shorter attention spans, but that does not mean it's a "condition" or that they require medication.
And I don't need to do research I have it according to three psychiatrists, and if I really have it it's fake as hell. I'm 23 now and yeah it'd be hard tp pay attention in a physics or greek class, but give me something that interests me and I can pay attention just fine. These physciatrists are just giving parents an easy way out of having to teach patience to thier children, and am more than willing to take thier money.
The whole realm of Psychiatry is a big joke. Go in there and tell them you don't like so and so because they're always screwing with your stuff and they ask you if you were loved as a child like it has any damn bearing on why you're really angry. They're too dumb to realise that sometimes what you say is true and instead like to think there;s some deep underlying reason why you really feel the way you do because they can't come to accept the fact that maybe the real reason is just too simple and right infront of thier face.
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#8 Posted by AJCrowley Esq on 10 Sep 2003 - 19:59
- Am I missing something here? I got the distinct impression that the article claimed that kids with ADD tend to play more video games and watch more television than healthy kids. Am I the only person who thinks that this is phrased somewhat backwards? Wouldn't a better hypothesis be that kids who play lots of video games and watch lots of television are more likely to suffer from ADD? For any parents out there struggling with an ADD child, try sending them outside to play instead of cooped up in front of a television. No wonder they have ADD, and try some discipline instead of ritalin.
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#9 Posted by perochan on 10 Sep 2003 - 21:19
- dude, younger kids ALWAYS like to play. Why they survey 7-12 yrs? Choose older kids... better yet, college students!!! hahaha~ they play more than kids...
They asked parents and teachers about the habits of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children with ADHD were more likely to play games based on fighting.
Researchers told the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry conference in York children with ADHD may develop unnatural patterns of media use. Researchers analysed 24 boys between eight and 12 with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD, a condition where children have problems of paying attention and impulsive behaviour.
Children with ADHD spent 11.3 hours a week playing computer games, double the time spent by the other group. A third of those with ADHD preferred fighting-type video games while 59% preferred cartoons. In the other group, one in 10 enjoyed fighting games and 40% liked cartoons.
Teachers reported poor social abilities, rather than hyperactivity, were linked to computer games. They suggest children with ADHD may be prone to abnormal use of media which affects their social skills and how they respond to treatment.
Dr Justin Williams from the Department of Child Health at the University of Aberdeen, told BBC News Online: "The children who spend longest playing computer games seem to be the ones who are the least sociable.
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