The great outdoors provides great benefits to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
So says a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
The nationwide study of more than 400 5- to 18-year-old children with ADHD found that spending time outdoors enjoying nature on weekends and after school led to a significant reduction of ADHD symptoms.
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, . (2004). Nature Outings Reduce ADHD Symptoms. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/08/27/nature-outings-reduce-adhd-symptoms/
