attention deficit disorder

[uh-ten-shuhn def-uh-sit dis-awr-der] / əˈtɛn ʃən ˈdɛf ə sɪt dɪsˌɔr dər /

NOUN

learning disability

Synonyms

WEAK

ADHD add hyperactiveness hyperactivity short attention span

Example Sentences

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There remains no settled science on a causal link between Tylenol and autism or attention deficit disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The company wanted to exclude the opinions of experts in a multijurisdictional against it on whether in-utero exposure to acetaminophen, the pain reliever used in Tylenol, could lead to autism or attention deficit disorder.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Hanna first denied having any issues, chalking up his forgetfulness and mild cognitive impairment to old age and his longtime attention deficit disorder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

As well as dyslexia, Sir Richard thinks he probably has attention deficit disorder, and acknowledged he does get bored easily.

From BBC • May 3, 2023

He was, after all, a doctor, and he suspected that the teacher was trying to tell them that he had failed to diagnose attention deficit disorder in his own son.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis