ADHD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ADHD mean? 

• ADHD (noun)
  The noun ADHD has 1 sense:

1. a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

  Familiarity information: ADHD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADHD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ADD; ADHD; attention deficit disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; hyperkinetic syndrome; MBD; minimal brain damage; minimal brain dysfunction

Hypernyms ("ADHD" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

Meronyms (parts of "ADHD"):

hyperactivity (a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement)

 Context examples 

The authors speculated that children with more severe ADHD may have more pronounced brain differences.

(Atypical brain development observed in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms, National Institutes of Health)

A combination of drugs used as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder).

(Adderall, NCI Dictionary)

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is marked by a pattern of hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.

(Acetaminophen exposure in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD, autism, National Institutes of Health)

If so, your child may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

A drug used to treat certain behavior disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

(Concerta, NCI Dictionary)

This agent also plays a role in alleviating mood swings of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), increasing energy and mental alertness and heighten the ability to focus in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

(DL-Phenylalanine, NCI Thesaurus)

About one-third of children who have learning disabilities also have ADHD, which makes it hard to focus.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

People who show heightened impulsivity are more likely to experience a number of mental health issues, including substance and behavioural addictions, eating disorders, and ADHD.

(Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region, University of Cambridge)

Further, it creates more opportunity for personalized and targeted treatment approaches for conditions such as ADHD or autism.

(Brain Activity Is Inherited, May Inform Treatment for ADHD, Autism, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Nine of the children (21 percent) had been diagnosed with ADHD before their tumors had been discovered.

(Rare cancers may masquerade as ADHD in children, NIH)