Hyperactive

Hyperactivity is a condition in which a person is unusually or abnormally active. People who work with hyperactive people, such as teachers, employers, and parents, often find it challenging to handle. Because of your illness and how others react to it, you may become anxious or depressed if you have hyperactivity.

Green fields, leafy trees, and open sky may provide comfort for the 7% of American children who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

When compared to time spent at indoor playgrounds and man-made recreation areas of concrete and asphalt, researchers Andrea Faber Taylor and Frances Kuo of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign discovered that spending time in ordinary "green" settings—such as parks, farms, or grassy backyards—reduces symptoms of ADHD. Regardless of the child's age, gender, family income, geographic region, or degree of diagnosis, the findings were constant.

The research expands on the lab's past findings that adding grass and trees to public housing developments is associated with fewer complaints of domestic violence and stronger neighborhood ties.

Parents were asked to judge their child's behavior following extracurricular and weekend activities as part of the study. The Illinois researchers accounted for the influence of physical activity on hyperactivity, ensuring that the better symptoms weren't just a result of children expelling pent-up energy. After playing outside, children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) who were not hyperactive had less symptoms. Children who had a 20-minute guided outdoor walk in smaller groups or one-on-one saw the highest effects, compared to those who walked in larger groups, in a follow-up study. This, according to Kuo, is due to the fact that in a smaller group, children are less likely to compete for a teacher's attention, wait their turn, or resist other children's diversions, allowing them to be more calm.

According to Kuo, the findings are especially noteworthy because the number of children diagnosed with ADHD is on the rise. According to the Mayo Clinic, the neurological condition affects more than 7% of children. "There's a youngster with ADHD in almost every classroom," Kuo says. "We must recognize that this is a public health issue, not a product of poor parenting."

Green time has the advantages of being broadly available, free of side effects, nonstigmatizing, and inexpensive if doctors eventually prescribe it for the treatment of ADHD, according to Kuo.