A study conducted by the University Of Miami School Of Medicine confirmed that Tai Chi is a wonderful adjunct therapy for treating Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Adolescents participating in the study practiced Tai Chi twice a week for five consecutive weeks. By the end of the study, the children experienced improvements in their anxiety levels and were less likely to show inappropriate emotions or spend as much time daydreaming.
Drs. Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D., experts on the management of ADD wrote, “Exercise is positively one of the best treatments for ADD. It helps work off excess energy and aggression in a positive way, it allows for noise-reduction within the mind, it stimulates the hormonal and neurochemical systems in a most therapeutic way, and it soothes and calms the body.”
More information can be found here: http://www.worldtaichiday.org/ADDadhd.html