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View synonyms for attention deficit disorder

attention deficit disorder

[ uh-ten-shuhn def-uh-sit dis-awr-der ]

noun

  1. ADD.


attention deficit disorder

noun

  1. a disorder, particularly of children, characterized by excessive activity and inability to concentrate on one task for any length of time ADD
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Attention Deficit Disorder

  1. A disorder characterized by a difficulty in retaining focus, especially on tasks, for long periods of time.


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Notes

One of the most common reasons children are brought into therapy, ADD is often treated with the somewhat controversial drug Ritalin®, which is thought to work by stimulating the attention-focusing structures of the brain .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of attention deficit disorder1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences

“ADD [Attention Deficit Disorder] is just a euphemistic way of saying, ‘I have limits,’” Brown writes.

Another student, Monica Wilson, says she struggled with attention deficit disorder her freshman year.

Farmer attributes this to the “ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) of humanitarian” operations in Haiti.

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