Attention Deficit Disorder: Inattentiveness- difficulty attending or focusing on a specific task. People with Attention Deficit Disorder may become distracted within a matter of minutes. Inattentive behavior may also cause difficulties with staying organized (e.g. losing things), keeping track of time, completing tasks, and making careless errors. I found out yesterday that Nathan has a book report due Monday, a report he has known about for a MONTH AND A HALF, a report we never heard about until his teacher made him call me from the classroom to tell me he was going to have to spend the weekend doing the report.  I decided to get over to the school before dismissal and wait outside the classroom so I could make sure Nathan had all the materials he needed for the project and also apologize to the teacher for not knowing what was going on. So all the kids leave and I go into the room, and the teacher comes in and asks Nathan how far along he is in the book he chose to read for … [Read more...]