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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]].

 

 

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* Rightly or wrongly, ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' is sometimes used to illustrate the difference between ADHD (Tomo, [[Genki Girl]] [[Jerkass]] extraordinaire) and ADD (Osaka, [[Cloudcuckoolander]] extraordinaire).

* [[Yotsubato|Yotsuba Koiwai]], from the same author, being the [[Cheerful Child|cheerful]] [[Genki Girl|hyperactive]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]] she is, also has her moments.

'''Shinobu:''' Yes. Thank you very much. A kitty! ''(wanders off)'' }}

* ''[[Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple (Manga)|Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]]'': "Renka has a habit of chasing moving objects!"

* Yui in ''[[K-On! (Manga)|K-On!]]'' has already been accused of this. Interestingly, she also shows signs of Hyperfocus. Specifically, she spends all her focus on learning the guitar ignoring her studies and failing a test. Causing her to exclusively focus on her studies, acing the re-take test, but forgetting most of what she learned on the guitar. Which is [[Truth in Television|really possible]], people with ADHD can focus absurdly well when they feel like it, foregoing all other brain processes in the mean time.

* Yu Touma from ''[[QED (Manga)|QED]]'', which, in a rare case, [[Tear Jerker|is not played for laughs]].

 

== Card Games ==

* [http://wow.tcgplayer.com/db/world_of_warcraft_tcg_single_card.asp?cn=Pugg This card] on the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' trading card game.

 

{{quote| '''Momoko:''' It must be hard on Yosuke [to clean the Olympic length pools all by himself]. ''(pause)'' Hey, this ring gets so shiny when you move it around!}}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTEjM6QCmH0&playnext_from=TL&videos=MevkfYxncW4 "Ooh, a DUCK!"]

* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6339067/1/Due Due]'': "OOOH! My pen!"

* ''[[Yet Again (Fanfic)|Yet Again]]'': "Ice Cream People!!"

* ''[[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.

* In the '80s, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' had a series of "Mr. Short-Term Memory" skits starring Tom Hanks.

{{quote| '''Louie:''' Ignatowski, get the hell outta here.<br />

'''Jim:''' Boss, I think there's something you ought to know.<br />

* In ''[[That's My Bush]]'', Princess seems to suffer from this:

{{quote| "This is the way we lock the door, lock the door, lock the door. This is the way we lock the door -- Oh, what a pretty bell."}}

* ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'': Barney, in the episode "Robin 101", says he has "AD... something. Can we have class outside?" It's played up in this episode for [[Rule of Funny|the joke]], but actually a lot of his behaviour over the series is consistent with somebody who has ADHD: a tendency to space out when people are talking to him; an endless amount of energy and enthusiasm; being very impulsive; constantly talking and saying what's on his mind even if it isn't appropriate; the tendency to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions; and the ability to "hyperfocus", i.e. hone in and concentrate on one thing, blocking everything else out (e.g. spending three days searching for Robin's video in "Sandcastles in the Sand"; his fixation on Robin and Ted's story in "Something Blue"). He also has a high intelligence level, e.g. the ability to speak multiple languages and memorise the exact price of everything when he's on "The Price is Right". Wow, long entry.

* Cat on ''[[Victorious]]'' is this to a T. Especially if you have candy to help distract her with.

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''. The Doctor, especially Ten and Eleven, though Four had hints of it. Sure, he can focus when it's needed, like when the universe itself is threatened, but most of the time he has the attention span of a squirrel.

* ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|The Colbert Report]]''. On more than one occasion, Stephen has begun to speak about something serious, only to be distracted by a feathery cat toy hanging from the ceiling, which he bats and swings at like a kitten. While still very much in character, it's probably meant as an allusion to how real news programs will cut short or tagent off more serious or important stories with more fluff/opinion/ated pieces that don't require an unbiased view.

* Drake from ''[[Drake and Josh]]''. He gets distracted so easily. One time Josh was pouring his heart out to Drake who was listening, only to walk away when a beautiful girl walked by. Also when Josh was taken away to be submerged in a chemical bath, Drake looks like he's about to do something, only to see someone left mashed potatoes on the floor.

 

* In ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'', your rival shows this at least once. He comes barging into your room, then after a few seconds notes you have a new laptop.

* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing (Video Game)|Kingdom of Loathing]]'' has an Attention Deficit Demon as a potential familiar (though as a rare one by now, since it was available for a limited time).

* Taokaka from ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' has a three-second or three-step attention span/memory combo. Of course, [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* The Arakun race in the text-based ''[[Retro Mud]]'' game are famous for being like this. They also have a racial emote called "ashiny". Players tend to ham it up for all it's worth.

* The [[Cute Machines|Curiosity Core]] in ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]''.

* Dwarves in ''[[Dwarf Fortress (Video Game)|Dwarf Fortress]]'', all too often. It isn't uncommon for a dwarf to [[Memetic Mutation|Urist McTroper cancels post: Pick Up Equipment]]. Dwarves will cancel a task to pull a lever to activate a critical series or traps or other defensive mechanisms to go get a drink or take a nap. Military dwarves will, on some occasions, literally stop fighting an invading horde of monsters because they're sleepy or hungry.

* A [[Catfolk|Caitian]] Duty Officer in [[Star Trek Online]] has [[Flavor Text]] implying that he has a certain amount of this.

** [[Heroic BSOD|"You were very foolish to believe you could be a leader of men. Look at what bearing that flag has wrought. Perhaps one day you will find something new to bear. A burden befitting of the peasant you truly are.]] [[Mood Whiplash|Oh my what's that shiny thing in the water?"]]

* Unity of ''[[Skin Horse]]'', which is sort of a large drawback for someone who was intended to be a [[Super Soldier]].

* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Eddie]] from ''[[Emergency Exit]]''.

'''Eddie:''' OOH, where? I collect those! }}

* Nina Delacroix of ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' is easily distracted by butterflies and her unfortunate werewolf classmate Ace, calling out "Puppy!" whenever she spots him and chasing after him.

* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]''

** V's familiar, Blackwing, seems to be easily distracted by shiny objects, whether it's a bauble or a giant swirly rip in space and time (although to be fair to Blackwing, a giant swirly rip in space and time {{spoiler|with what would seem to have a planet on the other side}} isn't something you exactly need ADHD or ADD to be distracted by).

** Roy pretty much spells it out on [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0325.html their first trip to the Oracle].

{{quote| '''Roy:''' Proof once again that we are the only adventurers for whom the letters "AD&D" stand for "Attention Deficit Disorder".}}

* Fidget, a [[Kid Hero]] [[Super Speed|speedster]] who attends the [[Super Hero School|Hyperion Academy]] in the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' suffers from this problem. In his case, its usually over-exaggerated in the storylines, though the writers did do one thing right: when his attention isn't flitting from place to place like a butteryfly in a field of posies, it's hyper-focused like a laser beam to the exclusion of everything around him

* Crops up very frequently in ''[[Survival of the Fittest (Roleplay)|Survival of the Fittest]]''. Some portrayals of ADHD (such as Lance Barrett) are very low-key and realistic. Others however, like with Owen Fontaine, are of the plain old bouncing off the walls variety.

* ''[[WALLE Forum Roleplay (Roleplay)|WALLE Forum Roleplay]]'': Spectrum, oh so very much.

{{quote| '''Spectrum:''' Hi! You're colorful!}}

** 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.

* [[Johnny Test (Animation)|Johnny Test]] might have some degree of ADHD.

* Violet from ''[[Word Girl (Animation)|Word Girl]]'' is easily distracted by anything remotely cute or pretty. Puppies, butterflies, paintings, cats....

* Fred from ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated (Animation)|Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]'' not [[Cargo Shipping|only obsesses over traps]], anything remotely shiny derails his train of thought.

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