“I have ADHD and I’m dyslexic, and I find sometimes when someone gives me a blank canvas that it can be slightly intimidating. And sometimes you are met with those challenges when developing a character,\u201d the Spider-Man<\/a> star, 29, told IGN<\/a> while discussing his new LEGO short film, Never Stop Playing,<\/a> about the importance of playtime.<\/p>\n Play, he said, \u201creally does help,”\u00a0and in the LEGO short film, Holland takes on multiple roles \u2014 a soccer star, a tech entrepreneur, a toupee-wearing titan of industry, a sci-fi hero \u2014 while vowing to \u201cnever\u201d stop playing.<\/p>\n LEGO\/YouTube (2)<\/p>\n Tom Holland in his new LEGO short film, “Never Stop Playing.”<\/p>\n Related: https:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf<\/a><\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n \u201cAny way that you can, as a young person or as an adult, interact with something that forces you to be creative and forces you to think outside the box and make changes that might be in an instruction manual or might not be in an instruction manual just promotes healthy creativity,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cAnd I think that the more we do that sort of stuff, the better.”<\/p>\n Playtime has long been used as a therapy for ADHD \u2014 the abbreviation for attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder<\/a>. It\u2019s characterized by patterns of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. As child psychologist Dr. Carol Brady, Ph.D., told ADDitude<\/a> magazine, \u201cChildren communicate metaphorically through play. As a therapeutic tool, it\u2019s like giving a sugary pill instead of a bitter one.\u201d<\/p>\n Dyslexia \u201cdisrupts how your brain processes written language. People with dyslexia have trouble with reading and related skills,\u201d the Cleveland Clinic<\/a> explains.<\/p>\n Holland previously talked about his dyslexia struggle during an appearance on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose<\/a> podcast in July 2023, explaining, “My dyslexia, it’s really just my spelling.\u201d<\/p>\n Lionel Hahn\/Getty<\/p>\n Tom Holland in Santa Monica, Calif., in January 2024.<\/p>\n His brothers Harry and Sam make appearances in the LEGO film, playing sports reporters. Getting to act with his siblings, he said, \u201cwas really fun and not something that happens every day. Prada weren’t as keen to have Harry and Sam as LEGO were,” Holland quipped about his role as the face of the Prada Paradigme fragrance<\/a> \u2014\u00a0and added, “I’m a big fan of the LEGO Group. We grew up playing [with the sets].”<\/p>\n![\"LEGO\/YouTube](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8ebdd0247b43fc246925dfd7173fcbce.jpeg\"\/)
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