Neue Studie: "Zappelphilipp-Syndrom" hilft Kindern beim Lernen

Die hierzulande mitunter als "Zappelphilipp-Syndrom" bezeichnete und hauptsächlich Jungen betreffende Aufmerksamkeits- und Hyperaktivitäts-Störung (ADHS), die man in der Regel durch Medikamente wie Ritalin zu unterdrücken sucht, scheint den betroffenen Kindern einer neuen Studie zufolge beim Lernen zu helfen:

Many parents and teachers respond by trying to get ADHD kids, at any cost, to stop fidgeting. The assumption is that if they could just stop wriggling, they would be able to focus and learn. But a new study suggests that a better approach for ADHD kids (at least those who are not hyperactive to the point of breaking things) is to let them move all they want. That's because many kids use their movements — like swiveling in a chair or folding a leg underneath themselves and bouncing in a desk seat or repeatedly lolling and righting their head — the way many adults use caffeine: to stay focused. In other words, it may be that excessive movement doesn't prevent learning but actually facilitates it.

Das US-Magazin TIME berichtet.