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ADHD and Hyperfocus: It's a Good Thing
The ability or tendency to hyperfocus is often a characteristic of ADHD.
Even though kids who have ADHD often have a lot of trouble paying attention at school, many of them can easily focus on something they're passionately interested in.
Although the tendency to hyperfocus in ADHD kids is often considered not good, I disagree. It can mean the difference between success and failure!
Of course, hyperfocusing isn't always positive. You probably don't want your kids hyperfocusing on violent video games, for example.
But helping them find something positive that they absolutely love can be a real boost to an ADHD kid. Maybe it's a sport? Maybe it's one particular subject at school. Or maybe one specific topic in that subject at school?
Could be dinosaurs, Civil War battles or Egyptian hieroglyphics. Maybe it's a craft or hobby? Making jewelry? Building model cars? Cooking?
Obviously ADHD kids still have to
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What Causes ADHD?
I've heard teachers say, "All the kids in my class have ADHD." Of course, that's not true but I'm sure it must seem like it.
And how many times have you said "Oh, I was just so ADHD today"? Or maybe you've said, "If my kids would just stop running around like they have ADHD"?
ADHD is a common term. Some of us, especially those with kids who aren't working up to their potential, use the term "ADHD" or "ADD" all the time.
Usually we mean that our kid is being hyperactive and can't pay attention. Or our child is dreamy and never seems to know what's going on.
In addition to how often we use the terms, it also seems like every expert (and lots of non-experts) has their pet theory of what causes ADHD.
A few of these theories that have been blamed for "causing" ADHD include
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