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ADHD

[ey-dee-eych-dee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

abbreviation

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a condition, usually apparent in childhood but often persisting into adulthood, characterized by difficulties with executive function, lack of focus, hyperactivity, and/or impulsiveness: the three subtypes of ADHD are inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, and combined.

ADHD

abbreviation

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADHD

Abbreviation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ADHD¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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Eight-year-old Henry has multiple diagnoses, including autism and ADHD, which mean he cannot cope with a school environment.

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In the UK, around 3 to 4% of adults and around 5% of children and young people are thought to have ADHD.

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As of 2018, nearly 10 percent of U.S. children had been diagnosed with ADHD, according to government surveys of parents, compared with fewer than 6 percent two decades earlier.

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A County Armagh woman who was privately diagnosed with ADHD, said the first time she took medication for it was "life-changing".

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The most common are for autism and ADHD.

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adhan adhere

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