ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a brain development that often begins in childhood. Some symptoms include a shorter attention span for certain subjects, hyperactivity, being impulsive or having problems with focusing. As someone who knows someone in real life who is diagnosed with ADHD, I’ve found that they often enjoy some subjects a lot more than others, and can focus really well if they do want to, but other things that don’t grab their attention almost immediately will not achieve it.

There are three main “branches” of ADHD: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive or a combination of the two. Knowingkit possessed the second, being less easily distracted, but finding it more difficult to stay still (they also find it easier to think while moving instead of standing still, for example pacing around to think), fidget often (in a JRP, I mentioned throwing a shell from paw to paw and almost constantly flicking their tail to and fro, which would be the main few, along with a couple others), react more quickly but not think about consequences (though this is far easier for Knowingkit to control than the others; they do think things through, but that is also easier for long term decisions. They’ll probably make a decision then try and convince themselves it was the right one afterward.), constantly talk or interrupt conversations (they find it easier to think when talking out loud, a habit they try hard and unsuccessfully to break as they think other cats could overhear their plans, and they sometimes interrupt others when thinking that their ideas are better, or that they want to be heard more without realising it, then convincing themself afterward that those were the reasons).

Due to Knowingkit’s ADHD, they dislike boredom and often take risks simply to stimulate themself.

ADHD can also lead to low self esteem, and though Knowingkit isn’t bull13d for it, they still feel inferior to others, simply because they often take it that they’re not good enough. They often take part in criticising one self, be it out loud or in their head. Knowingkit is also quite impatient, not wanting to wait their turn to speak or practice or pretty much anything.

Since I’m not entirely sure that ADHD in cats would specifically be diagnosed by the medic or anything, Knowing simply believes that they are just slightly different from others cats.

I’m quite sure this is enough research, so

Sources:
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/attention-deficit-disorder-add-or-adhd
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/adhd/what-is-adhd