Focus in the world of ADHD is paradoxical. At times these kids can hyperfocus – and adults too for that matter – when they’re into something, they can focus better than anyone else. They get into like a laser beam state that they don’t even know what day it is, or whether they’re hungry or not, they’re super, hyperfocused. But when the teacher is boring, or the book is boring or the subject doesn’t interest them, they have much more of a difficult time than other children do with paying even minimal attention. For someone with ADHD being bored is a painful state and their mind simply goes somewhere else to find focus. Again, it’s not a matter of volition – it’s a matter of brain wiring. One minute you’re hyperfocused, the next minute you’re spacing out. It has nothing to do with discipline. It has to do with the intrinsic valence of the activity, how much does this capture my imagination or not.