Nature deficit disorder

The term nature - deficit hyperactivity disorder ( engl. nature deficit disorder, dt literally about nature deficit disorder ) is coming from the research, from the U.S., refers to the phenomenon of an increasing alienation from nature: the lack of knowledge and the non multi - Experience natural rhythms and phenomena as well as the consequences arising from this alienation, especially for children and young people and their development, but also for adults and society.

Examples

• When scanning a drawing competition, in which 30% of the 40,000 children participating ausmalten a cow along the lines of so-called Purple Cow in the color purple, sociologists came to the conclusion

The researchers called this result Bambi syndrome. In this context also means that in 1997, 7% of children interviewed believed that ducks are yellow, 2003, there were already 11%.