3Novices:Can Internet Use Cause Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Home Health 3Novices:Can Internet Use Cause Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

3Novices:Can Internet Use Cause Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

It is a fact that the Internet presents a lot of distractions, but most people even can't imagine a day without Facebook or Twitter. But in a lecture at SXSW last week, University of Chicago psychologist Michael Pietrus floated a provocative hypothesis: Maybe the Internet is giving us all the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). "We are not saying that Internet technologies and social media are directly causing ADHD. But the ...