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Topic: Attention span

	Attention span - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Attention span is the amount of time a person can concentrate on a single activity.
		Supposedly taking a five minute break after this time will help the class recover and replenish their attention span, but there is no evidence that this is actually successful or that this number of minutes has any basis in fact.
		In a study of 2,600 children ages 1 to 3 published in 2004, a team of researchers from University of Washington found that early exposure to television may have a negative impact on attention span.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attention_span (256 words)

	Attention Span (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The length of your child’s attention span is dependent upon the character of your home life.
		A child’s brain continues to develop from birth until ages 7-10, and the attention span will be determined by the type of programming his brain receives.
		Day care centers cannot provide the one-on-one attention to train children to focus on one skill, but instead are plagued with noise and constant group activities which work against the necessary development of a good attention span.
	www.digitex.net /koinonia/homeschool/attentio.htm (1204 words)

	Attention Deficit Disorder (Short Attention Span) - KidsGrowth
		A normal attention span is 3 to 5 minutes per year of a child's age.
		Attention deficit disorder is a chronic condition that needs special parenting and school intervention.
		Even though you can't be sure about poor attention span until your child is 3 or 4 years of age, you can detect and improve behavior problems at any time after 8 months of age.
	www.kidsgrowth.com /resources/articledetail.cfm?id=1007 (2101 words)

	Attention Span -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Attention can also be split, as when a person can drive a car, put on makeup, and talk on a cell phone at the same time.
		Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
		Very little progress was made in quantifying the study of attention, though it was considered a major field of intellectual inquiry by such diverse authors as Sigmund Freud, Walter Benjamin, and Max Nordau.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/8/attention-span.html (742 words)

	The Attention Economy: The Natural Economy of the Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In a full attention economy practically all organizations will be basically temporary, either communities in which attention is shared around pretty equally, or, more often, entourages of fans who form around one or a few stars to help them achieve the performances they are attempting.
		If the whole world is an attention economy, then making material goods, growing food from scratch in a garden or on a farm, or obtaining resources in any other fashion, and ultimately turning these over to you can be a direct act of attention paying.
		Very few of today's attention getters can expect to remain in the public eye for thousands of years, but they do have a far better shot at reaping the benefits of attention from millions of people through the Web while they are still alive.
	www.firstmonday.dk /issues/issue2_4/goldhaber (8870 words)

	Alive and Healthy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Attention Span™ is an all-natural herbal formulation that promotes mental clarity, increased concentration, and overall brain function.
		Attention Span™ is helpful for children with ADHD, meditators looking to reduce restlessness in the mind and body and for students looking to help retain more knowledge.
		We are so sure that Attention Span™ will work for you, that if you are dissatisfied in any way, we will refund your money, 100% guaranteed.
	www.aliveandhealthy.com /Attention_Span.html (424 words)

	Re: Attention Span (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The attention span of children as of late is becoming an ever increasing topic of debate.
		I think exposure and experience are the the key ingredients to developing a happy healthy child with a typical attention span.
		This is a task that the teachers of today and tomorrow need to focus more attention on in order to help children realize the importance of activities beyond television and video games.
	faculty.plattsburgh.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /mark.beatham/_disc3/000000a8.htm (162 words)

	Short attention spans
		Bush’s attention span is so short he couldn’t focus on Osama bin Laden long enough to capture him so he turned his sights on Saddam Hussein.
		Britney Spears proved that she has a short attention span, so short that it took her less than 24 hours to tire of her marriage and have it annulled.
		If the media’s attention span were any shorter they wouldn’t be able to finish a sentence.
	www.maddogproductions.com /ds_attention_span.htm (965 words)

	Welcome to the PCI
		Because it’s an internal ability the human attention span has to be protected, nudged, and nurtured along in childhood and adolescence.
		Since very few mental meanderings can occur without an operational attention span, it’s quite imperative and urgent that parents truly understand the role that overuse and misuse of screen technologies play in shortchanging the attention span.
		Youngsters can develop the mature attention spans they need for effective thinking and problem-solving in today’s screen-machine world, given the time and space to do so.
	www.thepci.com /articles/degaetano_AttentionSpan.htm (1152 words)

	Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - UMHS Approved Clinical Care Guideline
		Children with ADHD often have problems with attention span, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior.
		Their attention is also very easily interrupted (distracted) by noises or things they see around them.
		Some standard approaches that teachers use to help children with ADHD are smaller class size, isolated study space, spaced learning techniques, and inclusion of the child in tasks like erasing the flboard or passing out books (as outlets for excessive energy).
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/pa/pa_addpedia_bhp.htm (2500 words)

	Teaching Children with ADHD
		Attention deficit disorder is a syndrome characterized by serious and persistent difficulties in the following three specific areas:
		ADD is a chronic disorder that can begin in infancy and extend through adulthood, having negative effects on a child's life at home, school, and within the community.
		The condition previously fell under the headings, "learning disabled," "brain damaged," "hyperkinetic," or "hyperactive." The term attention deficit disorder was introduced to describe the characteristics of these children more clearly.
	www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/Teach_ADHD.html (579 words)

	What's more helpful than a useless bridge? An attention span (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Even worse, this money was an earmark -- instead of allowing the state of Alaska to spend money on projects it deemed worthy, the federal government would insist it build two bridges, one of which would connect the mainland to an island where only about 50 people lived.
		Watchdog groups raised a ruckus about the bridges, and the spans deservedly became a national punch line.
		Federal taxpayers will be on the hook for much of the $915 million that the two bridges are expected to cost.
	www.heritage.org /Press/Commentary/ed011206a.cfm (661 words)

	USATODAY.com - Short attention span linked to TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The more television infants and toddlers watch, the more likely they are to have trouble paying attention and concentrating during their early school years, a study reports Monday.
		Although there has been other research on how many hours of TV very young kids watch, this is the first study on how early viewing might affect attention span.
		The possible link between watching TV and attention problems is of great concern because so many infants and toddlers are frequent viewers, he says.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-04-05-tv-bottomstrip_x.htm (498 words)

	Bush Watch: Headlines
		Bush is unwilling to put a label on his language and attention problems, which appear to be the reason for his short days in the governor's office.
		Doug Hannah, a friend since childhood, has found that the attention problem runs in the family: "They have an attention span of about an hour." When he and George were boys, he remembers, "Mr.
		The easiest way for a candidate’s spin doctors to deflect attention from unassailable facts and thought-provoking revelations produced by a well-researched profile is to attack the writer’s credibility, rather than address the issues.
	bushwatch.com /dyslexia.htm (6012 words)

	Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
		The person who is suspected of having ADHD must have a much lower attention span than others when compared to peers of a similar age.
		To be considered to be ADHD, the lack of attention has to cause problems for the individual in the academic or occupational setting.
		The child’s lack of attention compared with the attention of other children is frequently noted by the teacher and reported to the parents.
	www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/ADHD.html (602 words)

	Eastgate: span of attention
		Many have argued that these forms are debased by their brevity, and that electronic media are responsible for shortening our attention spans.
		Third, the detractors assume that we live in an era of short forms and short attention spans.
		Sports fans, too, follow teams and favorite players over long spans, for a single sporting season is long, the quest for the World Cup is longer still, and the arc of our favorite's career -- from rookie phenom to reigning star to wily veteran to front-office fixture -- may span decades.
	www.eastgate.com /HypertextNow/archives/Attention.html (1114 words)

	AskMen.com - Attention span
		You may very well be the first guy who didn't throw himself at her feet, and she may end up spending the rest of the night hanging out with you.
		Once you've managed to exchange a few words, give her some time alone and pay attention to something or someone else for a while.
		Whether or not she appreciates not being the center of your universe, at least you're sending the message that you're different from other men, which is always a plus.
	www.askmen.com /dating/dating_top_ten/55_dating_list.html (769 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| Turning into digital goldfish
		With literally millions of websites at our fingertips, the attention span of the average web surfer is measured in seconds.
		I'm not aware of a decreased attention span.
		My attention span is as good as it ev.....
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/1834682.stm (1310 words)

	What Is ADHD?
		ADHD is a common behavioral disorder that affects an estimated 8% to 10% of school-age children.
		The good news is, with proper treatment, children with ADHD can learn to successfully live with and manage their symptoms.
		ADHD used to be known as attention deficit disorder, or ADD.
	kidshealth.org /parent/medical/learning/adhd.html (2580 words)

	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deficits in Attention, Motor control and Perception (DAMP): A name for ADHD in combination with dyspraxia that is recognized only in Denmark and Sweden.
		The most frequently prescribed medications for ADHD are stimulants, which work by stimulating the areas of the brain responsible for focus, attention, and impulse control.
		The use of stimulants to treat a syndrome often characterized by hyperactivity is sometimes referred to as a paradoxical effect.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder (5737 words)

	Conservative Outpost: The Media's Selective Attention Span (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Given what we already know about the selective memories of many in the mainstream media, it should come as no surprise that they also seem to suffer from a case of selective attention span.
		Noting that these are the same people who accuse the Bush administration of “domestic spying”, but largely ignored real domestic spying conducted by the Clinton administration, not to mention the hundreds of FBI files that Clinton political hacks absconded for their own purposes.
		While one could perhaps attribute a good bit of the inordinate attention to the Cheney story to the fact that there was little other news, as we’ve seen, that just wasn’t the case.
	conservativeoutpost.com /blog/archives/2006/03/the_medias_sele.php (999 words)

	Herbs for Attention Deficit Disorder and Breathing (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Shortly after trying Attention Span my son no longer had nightmares and was able to lose his pre-occupations."
		Since Sean has been on Attention Span he has had dramatic results- he listens to me better the first time, instead of having to repeat myself 4 times, his focus is clearer and longer, and he is nicer to his siblings.
		He has been taking Attention Span 2 tablets twice a day with good results.
	www.attentionspan.net.cob-web.org:8888 /herbs.html (1345 words)

	Visual Media and Young ChildrenÕs Attention Spans
		Yet, with the continuing over-diagnosis and mis-diagnosis of ADD, it seems as if an attention span were some magical treasure only to mature in a select few, instead of a normal, natural process for all.
		Internal control of the attention span diminishes as the child becomes a spectator.
		Our youngsters can develop the mature attention spans they need for effective thinking and problem-solving skills in today's complex world, given the time and space to do so.
	users.stargate.net /~cokids/VisualMedia.html (1696 words)

	short attention span - lunatechian (lunatech-ian)
		A good thing about having a short, but intense attention span is that I can work on many interesting things at once.
		It also means that I can sometimes concentrate only on the unhappy (or more precisely, worrisome) parts of my life with all intensity, making those 15 minutes quite depressing.
		Luckily, there are not many unhappy episodes that I have to dwell on, but this is something that I should watch out for.
	rajshekhar.net /blog/archives/132-short-attention-span.html (234 words)

	USATODAY.com - So much media, so little attention span (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Teachers here say kids have more trouble getting organized, and their attention spans are not as good as they used to be," says school psychologist Tamara Waters-Wheeler of the Bismarck-Mandan, N.D., public schools.
		If the challenge demands a lot of attention, mental performance is particularly poor.
		The tests measure a child's ability to shift and divide attention, but they also cover problem-solving and comprehension skills.
	www.usatoday.com /news/education/2005-03-30-kids-attention_x.htm (918 words)

	Short attention span nation
		A recent study suggests that the amount of TV you watch is directly related to Attention Deficit Disorder.
		The study, conducted by researchers at the Children's Research Medical Center in Seattle, found that for every hour of TV watched daily, the chances of developing Attention Deficit Disorder went up by 10%.
		If you watch 5 hours of TV a day (which is the US national average), your chances of having Attention Deficit Disorder could be 50% greater than those of someone who only watches an hour of TV a day.
	www.bmyers.com /public/806.cfm (255 words)

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	www.attentionspanradio.net (844 words)

	Attention span (Detroit Metro Times)
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		Each jacket is brightly colored in order to draw attention to the logos of each driver’s sponsor.
		For example, a Ricky Rudd jacket is fluorescent orange with huge Tide detergent logos, and the Ernie Irvan model is blinding red and yellow with MandMs markings.
	www.metrotimes.com /20/07/Columns/attention.html (358 words)

	HomeTOVA Attention Screening Test
		It is not a questionnaire; it is a 21.6 minute performance test that measures your ability to pay attention to a task.
		You can compare your attention span and impulse control to the general population.
		This is a unique opportunity to objectively and directly measure your attention span.
	www.hometova.com (241 words)

	UH: Lectures and Attention Span LLWH: ...
		"Studies on attention span also shed light on why students have difficulty with the traditional lecture format.
		Adult learners can keep tuned in to a lecture for no more than 15 to 20 minutes at a time, and this at the beginning of the class.
		"As the lecture proceeded attention spans became shorter and often fell to three or four minutes towards the end of a standard lecture."
	www.hi.is /~joner/eaps/wh_aspan.htm (1290 words)

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