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 (DIR) Post #B1517QuheEwwX724g4 by HebrideanHecate@spinster.xyz
       2025-12-09T18:03:57.446427Z
       
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       https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/social-media-children-concentration-adhd-diagnoses-fpbpg33pkChildren who spend long periods on social media have reduced attention spans, a study has revealed. Researchers studied more than 8,000 children in the US for four years and found that those who spent more time on social media gradually developed symptoms of inattention. That link was not found for other media such as television or video games. The average time on social media spent by the cohort, who were recruited aged between nine and ten, was 1.4 hours a day. This was associated with a gradual increase in inattention over time, which accelerated with greater scrolling time.The academics, from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Oregon Health & Science University, suggest their findings could account for the rise in ADHD diagnoses. The study coincided with Australia introducing a world-first social media ban for under-16s. “Our study suggests that it is specifically social media that affects children’s ability to concentrate,” said Torkel Klingberg, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at Karolinska Institute. “Social media entails constant distractions in the form of messages and notifications, and the mere thought of whether a message has arrived can act as a mental distraction. This affects the ability to stay focused and could explain the association.” Researchers said the link between social media and inattention was not influenced by socioeconomic background or a genetic predisposition towards ADHD. Children who already had symptoms of inattentiveness did not start to use social media more, suggesting that the link came from use to symptoms and not vice versa.https://archive.ph/V2dt5
       
 (DIR) Post #B1573orZGJZPNTE4mG by Lady_Penelope@spinster.xyz
       2025-12-09T18:21:35.583602Z
       
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       @HebrideanHecate ADHD-type or like behaviours that develop later in life should probably get their own discipline and name. I've stated many times and will continue to do so, that my most ADHD-esq child was noticeably hyper active in utero. To the point that I'd wake at night from the activity. So I obviously see a difference between the two. He's never been on social media, other than YouTube, though its probably fair to say that scrowling is a curse that features in multiple platforms, not just SM, and it doesn't exactly help build attention spans.