ADHD In Percy Jackson's The Lighting Thief

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Some people say that Percy Jackson doesn’t have ADHD, but I say that Percy Jackson does have ADHD. Percy Jackson does have ADHD because in the book “ The Lighting Thief ”, he doesn't act like a normal person. Also Percy has been diagnosed with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The three main traits that Percy Jackson has is that he has a hard time keeping his mind on any one thing, he can’t stay or sit still, and he also doesn’t seem to think before he acts. To begin with, the first reason why Percy Jackson has ADHD is because he has a hard time keeping his mind on one thing. According to the book” The Lighting Thief ” he doesn’t keep his mine on one thing. For example on page seventeen in the book “ The Lighting Thief “, Percy

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