MEDIA TECHNOLOGY caused ADHD problem – among childrens.

Some experts believe that technology has a role in the rising rates of ADHD — but whether it causes the disorder is still being debated. So, the question is could our media technology be contributing to or aggravating attention problems, like ADHD among children?

ADHD can be called as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. 

There are many possible causes of ADHD like exposure to environmental toxin, consume too much toxic food, technology and media and etc. People with ADHD have difficulty to stay focus on one task and controlling their impulses and are often become hyperactive. They have a hard time to synthesize the facts, so they tend to have trouble seeing the forest for the trees. People with the disorder symptoms actually work harder than usual in order to absorb what they must feel like a barrage of information. This symptom usually appears between the ages of 3 and 6. Poor attention is one of the most notorious signs of ADHD (Source- everydayhealth.com)

As we know, kids love screens. Put a child in front of SpongeBob or Pokemon or an Angry Bird games and within minutes he will be totally absorbed by the action in front of him and you may have to scream “fire or candy” to get their attention. Media technology like TV shows, movies, and video games can capture a child’s attention for hours, but it also can  eroding a child’s ability to focus attentively when he is back in the real time world -“When you condition the mind to become accustomed to high levels of input, there’s a chance that reality can just become boring.”

No one knows for sure to what degree these rising rates can be ascribed to technology, but some believe that combined media are having a noticeable effect. Dr. Christakis, who has spent the last decade studying how entertainment affects children’s mental processing, believes that overstimulation from media may be a possible cause of ADHD. A recent study assessed the viewing habits of 1,323 children in third, fourth, and fifth grades over 13 months and found that children who spent more than two hours a day in front of a screen, either playing video games or watching TV, were 1.6 to 2.1 times more likely to have attention problems (source- Child Health Institute)

It’s probably wise to limit children’s time with screen media. While there’s no sufficient evidence to conclude that media may cause ADHD,  but media technology could very likely exacerbate a problem that’s already there — or simply lead to poorer attention overall. So, The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommended that children should spend no more than one to two hours a day interacting with screen-based media, such as TV and video games. And the recommendation for children under the age of two is no TV at all.