Using Video Games To Treat ADHD

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Using Video Games To Treat ADHD

smart_brain_games.jpgMan, when is that pizza going to get here? Gotta finish washing those dishes. Sorry, what was I talking about? Oh, right — ADHD. I know that was a horrible "joke". Do I get a pass if I think I might have ADHD myself? If I do have the disorder, it appears that I'll be able to treat myself with videogames — one of the very things I've suspected aided in my ADHD development.

Psychologists in Florida have developed technology to help those afflicted with ADHD maintain focus and concentration using the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. With techniques borne of NASA research, the S.M.A.R.T. System helps patients self-regulate brain wave activity. Pretty cool!

ADHD patients play video games as part of treatment [USA Today]
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