Posted by alohashirt on December 10, 2005, at 23:49:55 [reposted on December 12, 2005, at 17:00:40 | original URL]
In reply to Karate's very good for ADHD » med_empowered, posted by gardenergirl on December 9, 2005, at 6:57:39
> I met someone on a plane once who teaches karate to kids with ADHD. She says, and I've seen abstracts of studies (reader beware, I didn't read the actual studies) that seem to validate this effect.
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> I would imagine the mindfulness and physical control are very helpful.Some psychiatrists have speculated that ADHD is affected in som eway by physical coordination issues (which is why juggling is recommended) Hallowell describes this in "Delivered from Distraction" For me th focus on form in boxing is both the most challenging and one of the most useful parts of it.
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