Here's A Time Lapse Of A Student With ADHD Watching A Math Instructional Video Versus Watching A Star Wars Video, And The Difference Is Stark
Researchers at University of Central Florida back in 2017 found that cognitively demanding tasks, like a math instructional video, induces children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to fidget, while watching a movie, like the pod-racing scene in "Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace," a less strenuous brain activity, doesn't prompt excessive movement.