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attention deficit disorder

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  • noun A syndrome formerly thought to affect children only, but now known to also affect adults, that is characterized by frequent, chronic distractibility, and either inattentiveness or hyperactivity (fidgeting).

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  • noun a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

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  1. syndrome

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  1. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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  • trevorbutterworth commented on the word attention deficit disorder

    1. warning to those entering Washington DC; related to 2. malaise endemic to nation's capital. Thought to be treatable by being locked in a room with Ron Paul for several days, but that may be old Austrian wife's tale. (Hat tip, Rachel Geman)

    January 8, 2009

  • reesetee commented on the word attention deficit disorder

    Wow--this one was almost too easy, wasn't it?

    January 8, 2009