Originally Posted by bostontrevor
Now why is it on the incrcease? Partly it's increased awareness but I suspect there's also a strong environmental correlation.
An article in Pediatrics about a year ago suggested a direct correlation between childrens' exposure to TV between the ages of 1.5 and 3.5 and then subsequent ADHD at age 7.
They were Danish kids--and only 2% of Danish kids that age watch TV, versus 50% (!) of American kids.
[PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 No. 4 April 2004, pp. 708-713
Early Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems in Children]