attention deficit disorder
collocation in Englishmeaningsofattention,deficitanddisorder
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attention
noun[U]
uk/əˈten.ʃən/us/əˈten.ʃən/
notice, thought, ...
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deficit
noun[C]
uk/ˈdef.ɪ.sɪt/us/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/
the total amount by which money spent is more than ...
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disorder
noun
uk/dɪˈsɔː.dər/us/-ˈsɔːr.dɚ/
a state of untidiness or lack ...
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(Definition ofattention,deficitanddisorderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A recent study was conducted with adults who suffer from attentiondeficitdisorder.
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In the user group, no subject reported ever being diagnosed with a learning disability or with attentiondeficitdisorder.
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Cognitive disorders in younger people, such as attentiondeficitdisorder, learning disabilities, and the spectrum of autistic disorders are increasingly recognized.
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Speed of processing and verbal learning deficits in adults diagnosed with attentiondeficitdisorder.
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In the nonuser group, one subject reported having been diagnosed with a learning disability and one subject reported having been diagnosed with attentiondeficitdisorder.
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The semi-structured informant interview also included a pain scale, medical history, schooling and checklists for autistic symptomatology, attentiondeficitdisorderand hyperactivity.
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School psychologists have given us educationally challenged, learning disorder, verbally deficient and attentiondeficitdisorder.
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Short-term effects of methylphenidate on the cognitive, learning and academic performance of children with attentiondeficitdisorderin the laboratory and the classroom.
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Clinical anecdotal data suggest that prenatally exposed children do not respond in the usual way to stimulants typically used for children with the profile most commonly labeled attentiondeficitdisorder.
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Norepinephrine and dopamine metabolites and educational variables in boys with attentiondeficitdisorderand hyperactivity.
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The particular outset phenotype selected to depict the trajectory is high behavioral activity level (which as a suprathreshold clinical category is manifest as attentiondeficitdisorderwith hyperactivity).
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Six of 23 were previously identified as having a learning disability (n = 3) or an attentiondeficitdisorder(n = 3).
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Genes that contribute to the etiology of other disorders, such as attentiondeficitdisorderor schizophrenia, have not yet been isolated and obviously cannot be discussed.
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We have no plans to issue further guidance specifically about children suffering from attentiondeficitdisorder.
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More children are being diagnosed with disorders such as autism and attentiondeficitdisorder, yet few specialist services exist to support the parents of those children.
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In the past few years, there has been an explosion in the number of parent support groups for children with attentiondeficitdisorder, otherwise known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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We hear much about attentiondeficitdisorder.
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