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Teenagers & Technology: The Road to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Winfield Scott Warren Grand Canyon University SOC-220 Bri Barnes-Eldert 04/28/2024 1

Teenagers & Technology: The Road to ADHD In 2016 the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States released the fact that approximately 6.1 million children, ranging in age from 2-17, had been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Since the 70’s and 80’s the United States has experienced a massive growth of teenagers being diagnosed with ADHD. The primary catalyst of this nationwide issue has been the introduction and growth of technology. Another catalyst is parents seeing the opportunity to keep their children occupied by allowing them access to this technology. This first began with the television, and in the early 80’s video games became a part of almost every household in the United States. As the years carried forward into the 90’s and early 2000’s cell phones and tablets would become a part of the youth’s everyday lives. “During 2020–2022, 11.3% of children ages 5–17 years had ever been diagnosed with ADHD (Reuben, 2024).” This does not mean that parents of ADHD children are not good parents. This just means that our country has fallen victim to our human nature. Our human nature leads us to find the easiest ways to complete tasks. Parenting is hard work, and this means that youth should not be allowed too much access to technology. The human brain is in constant development, and this goes all the way into our 20’s. Children’s minds become overstimulated by technology, and this is the root cause of ADHD (Abreu, 2008). The CDC has stated that the average daily use of video games, cell phones, and tablets among youth has grown to a shocking average of three hours a day per child. With the growth of technology, video games, cell phones, and other devices, we have seen ADHD skyrocket throughout the years, and throughout the following paragraphs you will see exactly how the two definitely walk hand in hand. 2

What is ADHD? The CDC says, “Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. It is sometimes referred to as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), or be overly active (CDC.gov)”. Some of the symptoms are daydreaming, memory issues, fidgeting, taking too much, unnecessary risks or careless mistakes, issues resisting temptation, and ability to get along with others just to name a few. This mental illness has become such a large part of our daily lives. So much to the point that there is probably not one of us that can either relate to these symptoms, or the fact that we immediately thought of someone in our life that exhibits some or all of these symptoms. As sad as it is to think, ADHD has affected a large percentage of our society withing the United States, and this is not even considering the numbers that are affected by this illness around the world. The connection between technology and ADHD within our youth has definitely become sort of a pandemic. Regardless of how we choose to label ADHD, there is no doubt that this is definitely a problem that deserves a lot of attention, and certainly something needs to be done to fight against the problem that is ADHD. What can be done to fight against ADHD at home? Over the years there have been many methods discovered, through vital research, to help someone that has ADHD. Therapy is usually the first line of defense for someone with ADHD. This can be done with one-on-one sessions and/or through group therapy. The opportunity for an ADHD patient to socialize and openly speak about their issues, as well as seize the opportunity to listen to someone that shares the same exact issues. Another form of therapy that has proven to be quite effective in the fight against ADHD is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). CBT allows the one utilizing this as a 3

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