attention deficits
Difficulty maintaining concentration
Attention deficits are difficulties sustaining focus, filtering distractions, or completing tasks.
The term appears most often in clinical contexts like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but also describes temporary states: Sleep deprivation causes attention deficits.
Someone with attention deficits may struggle to follow conversations, lose track of time, or leave projects unfinished.
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- focusConcentrated attention point
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
lost train of thought · ADHD · hyperactive · impulsive · can't sit still · zoning · zoning out · daydreaming · brain fog · fidgeting · restless · overwhelmed · disorganized · careless · unfocused · spacing · drifting · squirrel
- brain damagebrain lesions, brain swelling, cognitive decline, dementia, memory loss
- FASDFASD, fetal alcohol syndrome, brain damage, developmental delays
- prenatal exposurefetal alcohol syndrome, FASD, NAS, alcohol exposure, prenatal care
attention deficitshyperfocus
Intense prolonged single-task concentration
sustained attention · focused attention · rapt attention · absorption · flow state
attention deficitsmental acuity
Sharpness of thought
mental clarity · cognitive enhancement · alertness · mindfulness · sharp focus
attention, attentions, attentive, attentively, attentiveness, inattention, inattentive, attend, attended