Kids with ADHD must squirm to learn
For decades, frustrated parents and teachers have barked at fidgety children with ADHD to “Sit still and concentrate!” But new research shows that if you want ADHD kids to learn, you have to let them squirm. The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are actually vital to how they remember information and work out complex cognitive tasks.
What happens in the lab doesn't have to stay in the lab!
April 18, 2015 | Categories: Neuroscience Research | Tags: ADHD, child care, cognitive processes, Education, memory, neurochemistry, neurology, parenting, pediatrics, peer reviewed, science, social science | Leave a comment

