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Attention is a complex system that is affected by many factors, including, but not limited to:
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Age and Gender
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Motivation and Interest
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Distractibility
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Memory and Learning Preferences
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Sleep and/or Health Conditions
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Task Persistence, Resilience
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Organization and Planning
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Impulse Inhibition and Error Detection
This means that attention is guided by individual factors and tendencies, including environmental, medical, and personal cognitive issues. Attention may vary depending on whether the information being presented is seen, heard, or felt, and importantly, it can be trained and strengthened with regular and consistent practice.
Over 4 million children have been diagnosed with ADHD in the United States, and in some studies, 10% of boys between the ages of 3 and 17 are diagnosed with ADHD. This is a much higher diagnosis than in the United Kingdom, where the numbers are more on the order of 1 in 200. (CDC)
ADHD behaviors and medication treatment seem to peak around ages 9-12, although children are being diagnosed and treated medically at younger ages.
For short-term use, ADHD medication seem generally safe, but there are significant long-term concerns, like the higher likelihood of ADHD symptoms persisting into adulthood if medications were taken as a child (here) possible self-medication and misuse (here) the brain toxicity of stimulant medications (here and here) Also, many of the core difficulties in "attention deficit disorder" appear trainable, although practice or training activities are rarely specifically recommended by medical or educational professionals.
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