my son does. i actually had his hearing checked because of this, but i guess apparently from what they were telling me, the medications to some degree can cause thm to do this.
i didn't completely understand what he was talking about, but when they told me my sons hearing was perfect it was good enough for me, till they told me I should still consider having him tested for capd.
which i will when he is old enough, if he continues to struggle in school.
my 6 year old (undiagnosed) went through a phase like this at 5, she stopped. For her, I think it was a habit.Your child is effectively controlling you. I learned this in behavioral therapy. Jon also did this until I learned how to deal with it. Now when I tell him something, I make sure he is looking at me when I speak. When he says 'what', I say 'that's one' very calmly. If he still doesn't listen or respond appropriately, I say, 'that's two'. After that is 'take 5'. And then I take him and put him in time out. Some days it works better than others, but it usually stops the bahavior. The book I use is 1-2-3-Magic. It is great.
Good luck.
Assuming there is nothing wrong with his hearing (it never hurts to rule that out), then it's just one of those "games" they play- sort of like when they're babies and throw their cup on the floor to see how many times you'll pick it up for them.
I think all kids do this though, adhd or not. The best thing to do, like randyjim said, is not to repeat yourself. Just count. I was skeptical when my son's therapist first told me this when he was little- I thought he really wasn't hearing me. We had his hearing tested by an audiologist; everything was fine so I tried the 123 Magic approach and was amazed to find he heard me the first time 99% of the time.
that was kinda my point, my oldest with ADHD didn't do it, my youngest without did.