As the nature deficit grows, another emerging body of scientific evidence indicates that direct exposure to nature is essential for physical and emotional health. For example, new studies suggest that exposure to nature may reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and that it can improve all children's cognitive abilities and resistance to negative stresses and depression.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (ed. Atlantic Books Ltd, 2013) - ISBN: 9781848877498