ADHD

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Contemporary Examples

I wonder what Barkley, who disputes the notion that ADHD is over-diagnosed, would have to say about it.
Daydreaming Is Not a Disorder
Russell Saunders
October 4, 2014
Though I prescribe hardly any narcotic pain medications, most ADHD medications are also Schedule II.
DEA's Painkiller Crackdown Too Little, Too Late?
Russell Saunders
August 27, 2014
Eye movements tracked in this test are involuntary, so they constitute a sound physiological marker of ADHD.
How to Tell When a Scientific Study Is Total B.S.
Russell Saunders
August 22, 2014
Girls with ADHD are significantly less likely than boys to be diagnosed with it during childhood.
Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD
Rae Jacobson
June 30, 2014
For women with ADHD conforming to these problematic standards is a herculean task.
Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD
Rae Jacobson
June 30, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for adhd

ADHD

abbreviation for

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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adhd in Science

ADHD

Abbreviation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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