`Do children with ADHD have more difficulty listening than a child without ADHD?`

Listening Skills and ADHD

Introduction

Attention deficit hyperactivity dis is a behavioral dis that has been found to occur in childhood . ADHD as it is most commonly known is manifested by the inability to focus attention and hyperactivity (Weyandt , 2001 . Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention due to their limited attention span . They also cannot focus on tasks that require concentration , although they have very active imaginations . They tend to daydream a lot and to be impulsive and talkative . The symptoms of ADHD make it very difficult for the child to

become successful in school or benefit from regular classroom instruction (Welton , 1999 . In addition , they might have poor interpersonal relationships as they are prone to be disruptive and impatient . The prevalence of ADHD among schoolchildren had been documented some researches say that in American schools 1 out of 25 have ADHD (Zentall , 2006 . On the other hand , ADHD can be undiagnosed and untreated which would spell a lifetime of behavioral problems for the child . Fortunately , much has been found about the dis and treatments such as behavior modification and medicines are available to help manage the dis

Listening is a task that requires attention and focus , listening is different from hearing in the sense that hearing is merely the perception of sound or noise while listening is putting meaning and context to what has been heard (Vestri Shelley , 2005 . Consequently listening requires higher cognitive functioning and it would involve the ability to pay attention to the stimuli or...