It’s called hyperfocus. It is one of the frequent benefits of what mundanes call Attention Deficit. ADHD does not mean that we can’t pay attention. It means that we can’t pay attention to boring nonsense. ADDers are also known to have above average creativity, and often empathy and compassion. It makes the ADD personality range really good for cartoon and adventure novel characters and such, from the wily Odysseus to Doctor Who. They get into lots of trouble, particularly when trying to help those in seemingly impossible situations, and then they find an unexpected way out.
Argythree about 9 years ago
Works the same for someone deep into a novel…
Farside99 about 9 years ago
Hard to get an ear-scratch or a belly-rub that way. Then again, Ranger Rory IS pretty entrancing.
Doctor11 about 9 years ago
Might want to try again later, Peekaboo.
T_Lexi almost 9 years ago
What? Did you say something? I was reading…
cubswin2016 almost 9 years ago
Cats always want to bother you when you are busy.
Mokurai almost 9 years ago
It’s called hyperfocus. It is one of the frequent benefits of what mundanes call Attention Deficit. ADHD does not mean that we can’t pay attention. It means that we can’t pay attention to boring nonsense. ADDers are also known to have above average creativity, and often empathy and compassion. It makes the ADD personality range really good for cartoon and adventure novel characters and such, from the wily Odysseus to Doctor Who. They get into lots of trouble, particularly when trying to help those in seemingly impossible situations, and then they find an unexpected way out.
Jessica_D almost 9 years ago
Peekaboo has yet to employ the classic cat move of sitting on the book, comic, newspaper, keyboard…
abbybookcase almost 9 years ago
i have always claimed that the reason i kept my mother in labor so long was i was in there reading a book. “just 1 more chapter, mom”
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 9 years ago
It is an unbreakable linking!