ADHD
noun[U]
uk/ˌeɪ.diː.eɪtʃˈdiː/us/ˌeɪ.diː.eɪtʃˈdiː/abbreviationforattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder: aconditionin which someone,especiallyachild, is often in astateofactivityorexcitementandunabletodirecttheirattentiontowards what they are doing:
People with ADHD havedifficultysittingstill andconcentrating.
Teachers mayidentifyachildaspossiblyhaving ADHD.
What are thesymptomsof ADHD inadults?
Compare
ADD
- Ritalin is adrugprescribedtohelpmillions ofchildrenand agrowingnumberofadultswithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD).
- Researchersfoundthatsmokingcantriggerthedisorderinchildrenwho are alreadygeneticallypredisposedto ADHD.
- He said he wasunabletoholdanyjobbecause of theeffectsof ADHD.
- Studies havefoundthat up to 70percentof those who had ADHD aschildrenstill havesymptomsasadults.
General bodily disorders
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- albinism
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- heat exhaustion
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- non-systemic
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- overactive
- procidentia
- prolapsed
- rheumatic
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- scurvy
- systemic