hyperactive

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Symptoms can vary widely, with some individuals primarily experiencing inattentiveness, while others show more hyperactive or impulsive behavior, or a combination of both.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Sean Baker’s hyperactive “Tangerine,” shot on an iPhone at a doughnut shop on Santa Monica Boulevard, not only makes that point with gusto, it encourages you to get out and roam.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

There’s nothing like your first time firing up “Mario Kart World” on a 4K TV and cruising through Moo Moo Meadows in a pack of two dozen goofy, hyperactive racers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

But that trajectory changed when his parents decided their son, who admitted to being a "hyperactive" youngster, needed another outlet.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp...It’s like hyperactive twittering of mechanical chicks.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen