Doctor, parent discuss video game that helps kids with ADHD
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AT LAKE CURRY FROM OUR VACACAM BEAUTIFUL MORNING OUTTHERE BUT WE'RE GOING TO GETIN WITH ADAM JUST A LITTLEWHILE MANY PARENTS DON'T WANTTHEIR KIDS SPENDING SUMMER INFRONT OF VIDEO GAMES BUT FORSOME A SPECIALIZED VIDEO GAMEIS HELPING IMPROVE THEIRVIDEO GAMES CAN HELP CHILDRENWITH ADHD JOINING US NOW TODISCUSS THE STUDIES DOCTOR THESAMARCO AND A PARENT WHO HASSEEN THE RESULTS FIRST HANDKELSEY THANK YOU BOTH FORJOINING US THIS MORNING.DOCTOR LET'S START WITH YOU IWANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS GAMEAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS WHATARE YOU SEEING AS FAR ASRESULTS.SO WITH IS THE FIRST FDACLEARED VIDEO GAME FORATTENTION 4 BRAIN TRAINING TONETWORKS THAT PROVIDE HELPWITH SUSTAINING ATTENTION ANDSELECTIVE ATTENTION.
THE STUDYTHAT CAME OUT THE STARS ADDJUNK STUDY LOOKED AT ABOUT 2MONTHS OF PLAY FOR KIDS.
WITHTHIS BRAIN TRAINING TOOL PLUSMEDICATION ON BOARD.
AND ITSHOWED BENEFITS FOR THATSELECTIVE IN SUSTAINEDATTENTION AS WELL AS SOMEACADEMICS AND SO REALLYEXCITING INFORMATION COMING INON TOP OF BUDGET CLINICALSTUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN COMINGOUT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARSTHIS IS SO FASCINATING BECAUSEA LOT OF LOVE VIDEO ESPECIALLYKIDS WITH ADHD BUT.AS FAR AS HELPING THEM WITHTHEIR ATTENTION PROBLEMS. THISIS SIGNIFICANT AND IT COMES INCONJUNCTION WITH FOLLOWINGWHAT YOUR DOCTOR SAYS THEMEDICATION.
KELSEY LET ME ASKYOU AS A PARENT WHOSE USE THISVIDEO GAME.
HOW HAS IT CHANGEDSO MY SON WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH ADHD AND KINDERGARDEN YOUKNOW WE STARTED MENOSTREATMENT JOURNEY AND WE STILLPEERS AND WE FOUND ENDEAVOR RXWE THOUGHT YOU KNOW IT'S AVIDEO GAME YEAH, BUT WE GAVEIT A SHOT BECAUSE DIDN'T HAVEANYTHING ELSE TO LOSE AND THEJUST BEEN PHENOMENAL, YOU KNOWMY SON CAN GET DRESSED IN THEMORNING WITHOUT ME HAVING TOREFOCUS I DON'T GET PHONECALLS FROM THE TEACHER SAYINGHE'S NOT PAYING ATTENTIONANYMORE.
IT'S LIKE THIS VIDEOGAME HAS TAUGHT MY SON HOW TOFOCUS IT HAS BEEN AMAZINGKELSEY DID YOU THINK OF VIDEOYOU KNOW OFTEN VIDEO GAMESARE CRITICIZED BY A LOT OFPEOPLE SAYING THEY JUST KINDOF MELT YOUR BRAIN WITH ACHILD DO YOU THINK THAT THEYWILL VIDEO GAME WOULD HAVESUCH AN IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE.I NEVER THOUGHT THAT AVIDEO GAME COULD DO THIS.
IT'SSTILL IT'S STILL FLOORS MADETO THIS DAY WHEN I TRY TOEXPLAIN TO OTHER PARENTS THATARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS LINE.YES, IT'S A VIDEO GAME I KNOW,BUT IT REALLY IT'S AMAZING YOUGOT TO TRUST THE SCIENCE ANDTHE RESEARCH IS SHOWING THATIT REALLY DOES HELP CHILDRENWITH ADHD SO FASCINATING GUYSTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOININGUS COAST AND DOCTOR BEINCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY AND LIKE