Do Video Games Cause ADHD? 3 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe

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Wow anyone reading this don't trust it. The experimentation process in this article is completely invalid. I would immediately stop reading where it says "most of the 1,323 kids surveyed were ages 8 to 11) and young adults (most of the 210 polled were between 18 and 24) had more attention problems if they played more video games" because whoever conducted these "surveys" is completely uneducated in the scientific method, which is NEEDED for the entire test to be considered valid. The amount of children tested is over 1000 more than that of the adults, which shows that they are trying to sabotage the results so that the results show that children must stop playing video games, and it is not just that flaw alone. There is not even one indication of a control group, showing that there is no way of telling whether there is a difference between people who play video games and people who don't, meaning that they just made up results from the top of their heads. PLEASE PEOPLE DO NOT TRUST THIS ARTICLE AT ALL BECAUSE IT WAS CONDUCTED BY IDIOTS!

Ddpowkk t of NY 4:30AM July 31, 2012

No kids should play GTA!!!!

Jammin of IA 1:20PM April 23, 2012

Okay, you know what. I think this doesn't accoure with every kid.
I play video games, a lot. And I'm fine. I have somedays that I am hours in the computer and somedays that I don't touch it. I get good grades in school. Listen well, and learn.
So, I ask you, why not let you children play a little. Have fun. I only play video games because it is fun, meet my friend online, and meet new people. Learn to talk to different people.
Video games aren't all evil.

Paul 2:59PM September 15, 2011

I am doing a research about video games and what behavior problems are caused. This article helped me a lot. I didn't know video games would cause ADHD. My brother is always glued to the computer. I'm worried about him. I really should warn him. Thanks again!

Jae-Hee 1:47AM August 16, 2011

screen tyme is a right not a privlage u cannot take that away

kirkpatrick owens of IN 8:20AM July 14, 2011

To think that something about video games fundamentally changes the way the mind processes information is beyond fantastical, especially when the only supplementary evidence is correlation.
This study is clearly more political than scientific.

Julien Saunders of MD 9:08AM August 06, 2010

The research cited didn't account for content, i.e. we don't know whether they played games that were simple point and shoot, required reasoning, strategy, were graphically intense, educational, etc. It was simply all lumped together. Such research was not published in the past as it was considered substandard.
There are video games that have been shown to increase attention and cognitive skills (for example Play Attention). I'm certain these weren't included in the study.
As one commenter noted, perhaps it's a problem of antecedence; children who have a problem directing attention to low or ordinary stimuli could well be drawn to video games which typically provide incredibly rich, graphically stimulating content.

john glennon of NC 11:59AM July 10, 2010

Accomplishing missions, determined to discover new features, getting up after losing and trying, and getting the most out of the money payed on video games can tighten one child's attention skill. Some games are getting more sophisticated today; while some remain "silly." But "putting off/forgetting/caring less of what you are SUPPOSED to do" is a world-wide, house to house problem for this generation.
I believe our youth needs to discover something more fun and valuable in life to take advantage of and be busy about while still young. Expose them to the future price of reading books, communication, sports, responsibility (achievement is rewarded), etc. Just don't MINUS drive on healthy hobbies and activities nor ADD too much stress on them.
I perfectly agree with this article, parents be with your children genuinely, they love it!

Charles Co of CA 2:58AM July 09, 2010

being someone who has adhd and was diagnosed with very little tv time. i seriously find myself drawn to tv and video games.. more video games than tv as i tend to change the channel every 5 minutes. also if your kid is watching tv non stop. hes doesnt have attention problems cause obviously nothing distracts him from tv. just needs to learn how to focus it on things that they dont want to do. it may be a pain when they are younger but i find that because of my adhd and learning how to control it i closer attention to details. please parents stop trying to find something wrong with things and start taking more responsiblity and help them. stop place blame on things that have no affect on it what so ever. and video games do not contribute to aggressive behavior, do you ever hear about anyone getting murder cause a kid saw it in a video game? no you hear about it from them watching things like sapranos.

john of CA 6:50AM July 08, 2010

I wonder if perhaps the kids that are more annoying have parents that park them in front of the TV more? My first child was very calm and fun to interact with and I never had him watch TV. My second child is a hyper maniac so sometimes I am like "watch Dora, PLEASE!"

Jen of IN 7:59PM July 07, 2010