A decent article from Orion on kids who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and how green spaces can help their affliction. It seems that after spending time in green space or near nature (even just looking through a window at it), kids had better attention and were less irritable. The article theorizes that maybe anxiety and irritability are really symptoms of what they call ‘Nature deficit disorder’.
The outdoors helps your brain, kids!
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