Children with ADHD tend to be distracted when doing things. Is this true? Please, everyone 3Q

1. It is easy to lose interest in things and feel bored. Even before they finish what they are doing, they begin to actively seek more interesting, exciting and fun activities. Some experts call children with ADHD "thrill seekers." Children with ADHD seem to be attracted to the most rewarding and fun situations. When there is little reward for what they are doing, they are immediately drawn to more attractive activities like a magnet. This was revealed in a study of television viewing in children with ADHD and normal children. When there are no toys in the room, although children with ADHD turn their heads and look away more often, they are equally focused on watching TV and can still answer questions. However, when toys are placed in the room, normal children will still watch TV, while children with ADHD will be more likely to play with toys and watch less TV. If the TV show is a typical comedy, children with ADHD can answer questions as well as normal children; but if the show is educational, they cannot answer the questions correctly. And when the excitement, fun, and novelty of the work they do increases, the child with ADHD is able to concentrate better and makes fewer mistakes. In one study, children with ADHD made significantly fewer mistakes when their homework was colored. 2. Be more interested in specific things. Children with ADHD like to play with things. They change the same toy and play with each one for a while. In contrast, normal children of the same age are more interested in language and intellectual activities. They can talk about toys, describe them in different ways, discover new ways to play, and even imagine stories. Therefore, these children can be attracted by the intellectual characteristics of toys. Play longer. 3. Distraction lasts longer. One study found that children with ADHD who were reading were more likely than normal children to turn their heads when the phone rang and lights flashed in the room. But the more striking difference was how long they were distracted: 18 seconds for the ADHD kids and 5 seconds for the typical kids. This means that children with ADHD are less likely to return to the original task after being distracted. Experts from Shanghai Hongci Children's Hospital said.