Dr. Russell Barkley

toward engaging technology and are more engaged by it because of its highly reinforcing property.

So they're on social media, they're internet gaming, they show internet addiction that other people are able to pull away from and lead a more healthier, better regulated life.

So, you know, the chicken and egg has been pretty much sorted out and, you know, ADHD leads to abusive screens and technology, not the other way around.

Yes, there is.

Over the last decade, it started out to be a sort of a clinical observation.

You know, a lot of us began to realize that our kids were better on the days they played sports.

They're better after recess.

And so people started exploring this.

And then we realized that both what I call macro movement, which is like, you know,

go out and climb three flights of stairs before you go into a business meeting, you play sports, that's great.

That research shows that that is very helpful for managing and containing your disorder.

It doesn't buy you cure, but it can reduce your symptoms for 45 minutes to an hour and a half

by engaging in vigorous activity.

Now what we're realizing is even micro movement is helpful.

So for instance, if I go into a business meeting or I have to listen to somebody, you know, who I have an educational video, for instance, as an example, you are better off squeezing a tennis ball with one of your hands or taking notes or standing and pacing while you do that.

So stay in motion while learning

and you will be able to pay attention longer than if you have to sit like a cadaver with your hands in your lap and your head forward and now you're a dead person i'm dead so and we now have a number of schools that are adopting this where kids are allowed to sit on balance balls and they've got little swings under their desk they can put their feet on and they're allowed to have a stress ball on their left hand and they can stand and sit on their knees and walk around their desk while they're working

And all of which leads to better productivity by these people.

So the answer to that question is yes, exercise helps.

And we're learning that increasingly now.