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Why do some children have problems with attention?

by | 27th June 2019 | Attention and Listening

Some of the possible reasons are listed below. Some children may have more than one of the possible reasons for difficulties.

  • Hearing loss / glue ear
  • General delayed development
  • Tiredness
  • Tasks are too easy and they become bored
  • Tasks are too hard and they switch off
  • The Adult’s language is too complicated
  • The adult is talking about something they are not focused on
  • There are too many distractions, noise, TV, etc
  • They may feel poorly
  • They may have specifically delayed development in the area of attention skills