How does ADHD affect a childs schoolwork?
Children with ADD have short attention spans and are easily distracted. When children are not paying attention to what they are supposed to be doing, they are many times doing something they shouldn’t be, such as making noises, getting up from their seat or otherwise disrupting the class. Children with ADHD are forgetful, they will forget their homework, lose their book, not have pencils, pens, paper for class, forget the instructions you gave them 5 minutes ago. Children with ADHD can be impulsive. They can have a difficult time waiting their turn or blurt our answers to questions you have only half finished asking.
