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See also [[Hollywood Psych]], [[The Schizophrenia Conspiracy]], and [[L Is for Dyslexia]]. Contrast [[Cloudcuckoolander]], who doesn't have a disorder (or at least isn't required to), but acts similarly. This exaggeration is frequently seen in [[Genki Girl|Genki Girls]] and [[Keet|Keets]].

* ''All'' of ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' -- the ''entire series'', as well as its [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]] -- happens because Nozomi gets distracted one morning before school and chases a passing butterfly. In a later episode, she displayed more realistic ADHD symptoms. ADHD was never explicitly mentioned, but much like Cosmo, the intention was clear.

* All of the dogs in the [[Pixar]] film ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'' seem to have thi--[[Verbal Tic|SQUIRREL!!]]... ... ...s problem. And a new meme is born. Note that this may not be an accurate representation of human ADHD, but it's a much more accurate representation of dog psychology. If there's even a suspicion, a dog will do exactly what it does in the movie, minus speaking -- jerk its head away and stare waiting to see its target. If it spots it, it wi-- [[Running Gag|SQUIRREL]]! ...will typically bark or growl uncontrollably.

* Matt Stone's character in ''[[Baseketball]]'' seems to suffer from this -- as Ted Denslow (Ernest Borgnine) is explaining his idea for taking the sport pro to Stone and Trey Parker, Stone is distracted by a bird sitting on a branch.

* ''[[Bonanza]]'': One of the early episodes, "The Ape," dealt with a lonely man who had a form of autism, but had dreams of becoming a farmer and a land owner. Two things stood in his way: His short temper, which he could neither understand nor control (and when he became angry, he became extremely violent). The other fits this trope: His fascination with a beautiful saloon girl named Shari, a seductress who soon realizes she can manipulate Arnie into buying her expensive things such as drinks and jewelry. Hoss - knowing Shari's true character as a mean, manipulative person -- spends much of the episode trying to focus Arnie's attention away from Shari and onto working on his farm, but everytime Hoss leaves him alone, Arnie goes to the saloon to be with Shari and try (in vain) to woo her into his life; Shari plays along, but along with some of the other regulars at the bar, snicker at him and make cruel jokes about him. Eventually, Arnie realizes that Shari thinks nothing more of him than the ape with a pea-sized brain, and he kills her. Arnie is eventually hunted down and shot by a posse.

* Melissa from ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]'' is often characterized as having a mild case of ADHD. Unlike many other examples, she actually displays hyperfocus -- Ancardia is all she can really be bothered to concentrate on, and she's otherwise fairly easily distracted. The more commonly attributed characteristics of the disorder get [[Flanderized]] by the fandom.

* ''[[Ever Quest II]]'' gives us the collection quest items, often nicknamed "shinies" by the players for two reasons. The first is that, well, they glow -- they're small, glowing points on the ground with a question mark on top. The second is that you can expect many people to instantly take a leave of their senses and drop whatever it is they were doing (such as traveling, trying to avoid dangerous mobs, healing their group or trying NOT to aggro everything in sight) in order to dig them up. Even more so in groups, where there's a competitive aspect to it -- first person to activate the shiny gets it, and the rare ones sell for a mint. A shiny popping up in the middle of a difficult fight can quite easily spell "wipe".

* [[YouTube]] personality [[Tobuscus]] is this trope personified in his "Lazy Vlog" series, which are often more of a [[Motor Mouth]]-fueled stream of consciousness than anything planned. Some [[Running Gag|recurring]] distractions approach the level of [[Catch Phrase|Catch Phrases]], such as "Ooh, an airplane!" or "[[Male Gaze|Hot hot hot!]]" when seeing an attractive female. He also has a [[Let's Play]] channel (called TobyGames), in which he can be counted on to constantly lose track of what he's supposed to be doing, leading to amusing (if occasionally frustrating) misadventures.

* Mikey from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'' has a really short attention spaaAA-- Hey, look at that bird! * [[Face Palm]]*

** James Woods, whose animated likeness served as a murderous antagonist for the Griffin family, would often contemplate his revenge against the Griffin family before being distracted by a trail of Reeses Pieces ("Ooh, a piece of candy!" "Ooh, a piece of candy!" "Ooh, a piece of candy!" ... ), before falling victim to a trap box, where he would be restrained until his ultimate arrest -- or as the show made it out, to await examination by scientists.