What are attention deficit disorders?

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toys, but someone keeps shouting at you every few seconds, it's hard to focus on what you're doing because you keep turning around to see who's talking! That's kind of how attention deficit disorders feel for some kids.

When you have an attention deficit disorder, your brain has trouble staying focused on one thing at a time. It’s like being in a room where everyone is talking at once, it’s hard to hear just one voice. Some kids might forget what they were doing or get easily distracted by little things around them.

Think of your brain as a radio. Normally, the radio plays one song at a time so you can listen and enjoy it. But with an attention deficit disorder, it's like the radio keeps switching stations every few seconds, you hear a lot of music, but it’s hard to follow just one tune.

That’s why some kids might seem forgetful or act before they think, their brain is going through many thoughts at once!