Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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- noun Initialism of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder .
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- noun a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
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(The medical establishment often uses the term ADHD — attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder — interchangeably with ADD).
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It's so easy to pin the label ADHD on a child just because he doesn't always pay attention, acts impulsively on occasion, is seemingly in constant motion, and teens are more likely than their peers to become addicted to the
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It's so easy to pin the label ADHD on a child just because he doesn't always pay attention, acts impulsively on occasion, is seemingly in constant motion, and
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Here we have this new breed of squirrel which is grey with a red bits which I call ADHD EXTREME.
Is Beth 'Squirrel Girl" as she dresses in corsets and mini-skirts to 'please them?'
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Here we have this new breed of squirrel which is grey with a red bits which I call ADHD EXTREME.
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ADHD is short for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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ADHD is short for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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ADHD is a common disorder that develops during childhood.
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This doesn't mean that everyone with ADHD is a slut (male or female), but it's a common 'high risk' behavior that many untreated people with ADHD tend to indulge.
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I know that ADHD is a spectrum, and the severe cases may need medications, but it seems that we're over-medicating children just because there are now drugs available.
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