In common the attention paid on ADHD is for short time, or the incapability for making it center of attraction for extensive period. The mind of people with ADHD likely to roam, drift and even remains preoccupied with surrounding. Things that are
Original, exciting, motivating, disturbing draws their attention. The above things provide enough motivation to them to make that part of mind active, which helps them to focus.
The adrenaline required to concentrate is not present in adequate amount in them.
Day to day schedule activities like errands, homework, official work fail to motivate the ADHD infected people to concentrate. Unluckily these actions are required in all part of the society to sustain.
An important feature of the ADHD patient that they get constantly diverted. This is frequently mistaken that they are having small concentration period, in fact it is the aversion they have towards the surrounding. Sounds of traffic, birds, and human beings distract them and are unable to make out which are the irrelevant sounds like normal humans. Hypersensitivity in this ADHD patient paralyze them make out the difference. The malfunctioning of prefrontal cortex leads to this disorder.
Any job requiring long lasting concentration and continuance makes the ADHD patient to loss of attention even they like it normally. This is where therapy and medicine comes handy.