How does it feel when you’re distracted?

“It’s like my brain is a hiker, and it’s getting lost in the woods.”

—Giovanni, age eleven

“I think, I need to work, but I can’t do my work. If it was a video game, I’d use a power-up to get more strength and fight the distractions.”

—Liam, age eight

“It feels sort of like if you wore hearing aids and they got knocked off—like the only thing you can hear is your mind talking.”

—Stella, age nine

“My eyes go to other stuff in the classroom, and I start thinking about that, or somebody says something that reminds me of a TV show, and then I have no idea what just happened, and I am completely lost and kind of nervous.”

—Kora, age twelve