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Agreed. It's a good hunch, but no evidence. "One such factor [of increasing ADHD prevalence] may be audiovisual media exposure during early childhood. Observat
by Confiks 5y ago
Agreed. It's a good hunch, but no evidence.
"One such factor [of increasing ADHD prevalence] may be audiovisual media exposure during early childhood. Observational studies in humans have linked exposure to fast-paced television in the first 3 years of life with subsequent attentional deficits in later childhood." [1]
but also
"The diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children and adolescents has increased considerably over the past decades. Scholars and health professionals alike have expressed concern about the role of screen media in the rise in ADHD diagnosis. However, the extent to which screen media use and ADHD are linked remains a point of debate. (...) The available evidence suggests a statistically small relationship between media and ADHD-related behaviors. " [2]
[1] https://www.pnas.org/content/115/40/9851 https://www.pnas.org/content/115/40/9851
[2] https://www.pnas.org/content/115/40/9875 https://www.pnas.org/content/115/40/9875
- sjg007 5y agoModern cartoons and movies are now really fast paced. We've adapted to them that it makes watching the older stuff painful. YouTube and game videos take this to an extreme. So that is probably evidence of an attentional feedback loop.