Myomancy ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism

A new study by the National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation into the effects of physical education in kindergarden and first grade has found that as little as an hour of P.E. a week can have a significant impact. The report [Full PDF, Press Release] focuses on obesity but also looks at behavioral and academic issues as well. It found that “Overweight girls … had problems such as: anxiety, loneliness, sadness, low self-esteem, acting out, anger, impulsive acts, and being accepted by peers” and “overweight children tend to score lower on both reading and math“. These are many of the same problems that children with ADD, ADHD or dyslexia suffer, conditions which can be help by physical activities. The bottom line is that for a child to grow up fit, healthy and academically succesfuly they need plenty of physical activity from a very early age.