During the COVID-19 pandemic distance learning was implemented in Italy, as well as in other countries, to allow students to continue to have classes even when schools were closed. Almost 41 percent of students with ADHD appeared to have an attention span less than 20 minutes, while for non-ADHD students around 22.2 percent had an attention span of less than 20 minutes. This graph shows the percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020.
Percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020
ADHD stands for "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" and it is a common neurodevelopmental disorder among children.
Among the sample, 92 children were diagnosed with ADHD (aged 9-12 years) and 184 children had no ADHD diagnosis (aged 8-12). Around 87 percent of the sample consists of males.
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Sage Journals (Journal of Attention Disorders). (August 13, 2021). Percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319107/children-with-and-without-adhd-having-different-attention-spans-during-elearning-italy/
Sage Journals (Journal of Attention Disorders). "Percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020." Chart. August 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319107/children-with-and-without-adhd-having-different-attention-spans-during-elearning-italy/
Sage Journals (Journal of Attention Disorders). (2021). Percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319107/children-with-and-without-adhd-having-different-attention-spans-during-elearning-italy/
Sage Journals (Journal of Attention Disorders). "Percentage of Children in Italy with Different Attention Spans during Covid-19 Distance Learning by Adhd Status as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319107/children-with-and-without-adhd-having-different-attention-spans-during-elearning-italy/
Sage Journals (Journal of Attention Disorders), Percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319107/children-with-and-without-adhd-having-different-attention-spans-during-elearning-italy/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Percentage of children in Italy with different attention spans during COVID-19 distance learning by ADHD status as of 2020 [Graph], Sage Journals (Journal of Attention Disorders), August 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319107/children-with-and-without-adhd-having-different-attention-spans-during-elearning-italy/
