First, ADHD is a medical condition that affects how well someone can sit still, focus, and pays attention. Some people that say that they have ADHD claim the they have trouble paying attention or stay focus on a task or activity and to finish assignments at school of home. On TeensHealth.org it states “Because ADHD covers lots of different things-attention, activity, and impulsivity-it can show up in different ways in different people. Some signs of ADHD are: Difficulty paying attention or staying on task or activity, problems finishing assignments at school or home; jumping from one activity to another, trouble focusing on instructions and difficulty following through, losing or forgetting things like homework.” ADHD affects parts of the brain that controls attention and activity. …show more content…
In the book it states “Mom fished me a jelly bean out of her candy bag. “I wish he could see you Percy. He would be so proud. I wonder how she could say that. What is go great about me? A hyperactive boy with a D+ report card, kicked out of school for the sixth time in six years.” His brain acts like it is ADHD when he looks at English be when he looks at Greek he can read it.
In conclusion, I think Percy is not an ADHD child. Percy’s brain behaves differently when Percy tries to read English and not Greek. Percy is not an ADHD child because he pays attention and his brain does not like English because he is a