the aim of this study was to clarify the importance of physical and sports activities for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and to develop their motor skills, as it is known sports is among the activities that plays a role in the treatment of behavioral disorders, the researcher used the analysis of references and studies that dealt with the topic of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a tool of the study, the study showed that sports helps to reduce dangerous behaviors and increase peer relationships, in addition the study also revealed that the high level of this disorder reduces the accuracy of the basic motor skills performance, thus, the researcher recommended the need to design educational sports programs that help to reduce attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the development of basic motor skills for children in primary schools.

sports and physical activities; ADHD; motor skills.