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Re:When starting school, younger children are more likely to... by woogiewonka on Thursday November 29, 2018 @09:16PM (#18566055)
It makes me wonder what role overstimulation at home plays in diagnosis when kids are dropped into an environment where they must abide by certain structure. I am not qualified to comment on the disorder itself but part of me thinks kids are exposed to vastly different environments today than they were for example 20 years ago. At home you have all sorts of things - devices and increasingly complex games & toys that stimulate the mind, and when you're put into a school environment, you're supposed to all of a sudden conform into that "sit still and learn" mold? To what degree is this accounted for in the diagnosis? I grew up in a totally different time where stimulation was somewhat consistent from home to school, but I can't even imagine what kids are dealing with these days when they are exposed to high tech devices, games that interact on a whole new level than they have before, liberal parenting to controlled environments - that must count for something?
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Re:When starting school, younger children are more likely to... by watwut on Friday November 30, 2018 @01:56AM (#18567284)
5-6 years old don't really play those increasingly complex games. They play games on simple level. When I was young, ADHD was blamed on tv.

There is big difference between ADHD and bored neurotypical child. It is not just walking instead of sitting, it is jumping on the table running around hitting kids so wild that other kids are scared - and kid is unable to control it. The same kid can be in control and all good and then suddenly loop to out of control mode in second.

There are behavioral issues related to games in my observation, but those are temporal and milder. Mostly that kid act like a jerk right after playing or during playing. Also there is ... not so great culture around gaming streams that makes kids think that being jerk is cool. It however does not cause ADHD like behavior (nor violence it seems to be).

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