attention deficit disorder
Concentration deficit condition
Attention deficit disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition marked by difficulty sustaining focus, controlling impulses, or regulating activity levels.
The clinical term is now ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), which includes subtypes with or without hyperactivity.
She was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in college.
Often shortened to ADD in casual use.
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- hyperactivityExcessive physical or mental energy
- bounceSpring back after impact
zoning out · fidget · can't sit still · stare · executive dysfunction · time blindness · impulsivity · racing thoughts · behavioral therapy · neurodiversity · glance · distractibility · scattered thoughts · learning disabilities · squirm · psychiatric · wiggle · doodle
- Developmental Disordersautism spectrum, Down syndrome, intellectual disability, learning disability, ADHD
- learning disabilitiesdyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, learning disability
- Dopamine DisordersParkinson's disease, parkinsonism, dyskinesia, bradykinesia, rigidity
attention deficit disorderhyperfocus
Intense prolonged single-task concentration
sustained attention · laser focus · flow state · undivided attention · rapt attention
attention, attentive, attentively, attentiveness, inattention, inattentive, attend, attendant, attendance