ADHD and digital disconnection
Exploring inclusive and practical approaches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6442004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Beattie (0000-0001-8537-7672, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 805-814 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01634437251326482 |
| OpenAlex | W4408344094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
Digital disconnection is increasingly sparking widespread debate and action, with social media age restrictions and phone bans being enacted around the world. As more people are required or encouraged to disconnect from the Internet, this commentary argues for more inclusive and practical disconnection strategies, particularly for those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD highlights the complexities of digital disconnection, as individuals with this neurodivergent condition are often seen as the intended beneficiaries of digital detox retreats, disconnection interventions, and emerging public policies such as social media or high school phone bans. This commentary seeks to facilitate dialog and debate among digital disconnection scholars, offering a starting point for researchers interested in digital disconnection, screen time, disability, neurodivergence, and digital inclusion. By examining digital disconnection from contrasting ADHD theoretical perspectives, the paper aims to broaden the understanding of digital disconnection, considering diverse relationships with technology and the socio-cultural contexts of screen use and productivity
Cognitive science · Disconnection · Epistemology · Internet privacy · Political science · Sociology · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
Counterproductive
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Echolocation as theory of digital sociality
The experiences of adults with ADHD in interpersonal relationships and online communities
Technology Retreats and the Politics of Social Media
The shallows. What internet is doing to our brains
Framing 'digital well-being' as a social good
"No media, less life?" Online disconnection in mediatized worlds
A typology of mobile messaging’s disconnective affordances
Disciplining the Akratic user
Social access
Facebook confessions
Discourses on disconnectivity and the right to disconnect
Everyday disconnection experiences
Media refusal and conspicuous non-consumption
Why, how, when, and for whom does digital disconnection work? A process-based framework of digital disconnection
Mapping a pluralistic continuum of approaches to digital disconnection
The limits and boundaries of digital disconnection
Intensity and Variable Attention
In the Meantime
From bliss to burden
Disconnecting from my smartphone is a privilege I do not have
Taking the router shopping
From Poacher to Protector of Attention
The Facebook Sabbatical as a Cycle
When Nobody 'Likes' You
Flighty like the pīwakawaka
Digital harm and addiction
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |