Louv Nature Deficit Disorder

"Television is only part of the larger environmental/cultural change in our lifetime." Lou 4

This sentence really stood out to me when doing the reading. ADHD is something that has been around for a long time but it is a disorder that flourished recently due to the advancement of technology. As new technology bloomed our attention for it grew. Walking around the streets or taking public transport one will see people on their cellphones, listening to music, or even on their laptops or tabs. Every day we let technology draw our attention away from nature. 

"ADHD may be a set of symptoms aggravated by lack of exposure to nature." Lou 11

I don't agree with the author when he says this. I think that the lack of exposure to nature can have a great effect on ADHD but if lack of exposure to nature caused ADHD a lot more people would have the disorder. Many people live in cities where nature is hard to find. Having lived in a big city myself I can say that it is very hard for a child to go outside without experiencing danger. Of course humanity has learned to integrate nature to these cities because theres nothing more beautiful than nature. 

"Much about ADHD remains a medical and political mystery" Louv 3

What does this disorder have to do with politics? I have always been skeptical about this disorder in that I don't understand why people and kids believe they suffer from it simply because they can't focus when working or doing a task. This disorder is over-diagnosed. Doctors are giving diagnostics based on little information and not many ways of testing for these symptoms. I believe we all have times where we can't function without some sort of stimulant but it does not mean that we suffer from a disorder. I believe that kids growing up hearing more and more about this disorder become more prone to "catching" it. 

All in all I think technology is requiring us to multitask more taking our attentions and making us have to split it in many ways to compensate for all the new things we have. We should really take back to our roots sometimes and spend sometime away from technology. Focus on our sense of place take in the surroundings and breath in fresh air. I see people that are constantly looking at nature through a phone, computer, or tablet rather than being out there enjoying it and taking it in.