Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders to date, affecting 5-7% of school-age children. Characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, those diagnosed with ADHD often have difficulty in navigating multiple tasks, sustaining attention, and inhibiting impulses. Although prior research suggests increased attention to sensory stimuli enhances task performance temporarily when the stimuli are task-related, little is known about the effect of irrelevant stimuli on task performance. The current study evaluates whether irrelevant stimuli decreases response accuracy and speed during computer tasks among children with ADHD. Children between the ages of seven and eleven, with (n=50) and without (n=30) ADHD, are recruited to participate in comprehensive neurocognitive phenotyping, including completion of two computer games varying in difficulty (i.e. easy and hard versions). The tasks involve ignoring irrelevant visual stimuli that are presented alternatively with task-related visual stimuli. Irrelevant stimuli consist of three stimulus types, including standard (60%; white bracket-shaped image), deviant (20%; white bracket in opposite orientation to standards), and novel (20%; white line drawings of animals and vehicles). The current study hypothesizes that compared to non-ADHD children, children with ADHD will have lower accuracy and slower reaction times in response to task stimuli that immediately follow novel irrelevant stimuli, as compared to standard irrelevant stimuli. Preliminary results (n = 23) support this hypothesis through a variance analysis, indicating children with ADHD show worse accuracy following novel, i.e. more distracting, stimuli than standard stimuli compared to typical, non-ADHD children, F(1, 19) = 5.028, p = .037. Through this study, we will gain a greater understanding of children’s needs of attention maintenance. Implications of this study include reduction in classroom distractions could improve task-related accuracy and processing speed among children with ADHD.