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ADHD

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ADHD
abbr.
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADHD
(Medicine)
abbreviation for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADHD
Abbreviation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Noun1.ADHD - a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
hyperactivity - a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement
syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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ADHD [ˌeɪdiːeɪtʃˈdiː] n abbr (=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) → TDAH m


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Due to the prevalence of children with ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, it is important for park and recreation practitioners to have a basic understanding of the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of ADHD, as well as the impact that recreation and sport can have on the lives of these children.
In many cases, low doses of the medication, methylphenidate, safely quelled 3-to-5-year-olds' ADHD symptoms, the government-funded investigation revealed.
Melinda Chen ("Your Letters," May-June 2006) refers to ADD/ ADHD as a "neurobehavioral disorder.
 
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