attention deficit disorder
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- noun
- /əˈtɛnʃən ˈdɛfɪsɪt dɪsˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
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trastorno por déficit de atención
- The teacher noticed that many of her students exhibited signs of attention deficit disorder, making it hard for them to focus in class.
- attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity
- attention deficit disorder (ADD)
- attention deficit disorder, ADHD
And what attention deficit disorder is, is a problem with attention.
- And what attention deficit disorder is, is a problem with attention.
- Now, ADHD used to be called ADD, attention deficit disorder.
- And it's always been part of our prescription for treating people with attention deficit disorder.
- If I had to guess, I have some mild form of attention deficit disorder.
- Also, low dopamine levels are associated with depression, Parkinson's disease, and some forms of attention deficit disorders.
- Is that ADD attention deficit disorder where they weren't able to pay attention to the conversation you were having with them?
- Some people may be genetically more able to focus we, you know, all the research on attention deficit disorder and all of that.
- It's like having a you know, it's like having a, you know, it's like having a runt, A runt ferret that has attention deficit disorder.
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Examples
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In my opinion, both Spencer and Alek suffer from something called Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD.
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In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association reported inattention to be the primary symptom of attention deficit disorder, displacing hyperkinesis.
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And what attention deficit disorder is, is a problem with attention.
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If attention deficit disorder had been around when I was a kid... I definitely would have had it.
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When you tell a child that he or she has, say, attention deficit disorder, what do you suppose they hear?
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Actually, I was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.
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I have been treating attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, and learning differences in children and adults for 25 years.
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Our middle son, Ben, has attention deficit disorder (ADD) and is on a 504 plan.
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By far, the most insidious culprit in my family was attention deficit disorder, now commonly called ADD.
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Research acknowledges that learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (ADD) frequently co-occur.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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A condition that makes it hard to pay attention, stay still and control impulses in daily life
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A condition where children have trouble paying attention and often act without thinking or are very restless
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A condition often in children causing trouble paying attention, being very active and acting without thinking
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A childhood condition causing learning and behavior problems and too much activity
A condition in children that makes them restless and have trouble paying attention, now called ADHD
A health problem in children, often boys, causing too much activity, trouble behaving and learning problems
A mild brain problem in children, often in boys, that causes problems with behaviour and learning
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
attention + deficit + disorder
The term is compositionally built from 'attention' (mental focus) + 'deficit' (reduced ability) + 'disorder' (medical/mental condition), so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to a condition involving reduced attention. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common medical phrase structure and should be understandable to a B1 learner familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
The name attention deficit disorder shows a clear image: attention is like a small spotlight in your mind, and a deficit means that spotlight is too weak or too small. So the phrase means 'trouble paying attention' and often explains why someone finds it hard to focus or sit still.