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ADHD

Definition: ADHD

ADHD

Noun

1. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"ADHD" is a common misspelling or typo for: add, added, dad.

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: ADHD

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

ADHD

EnglishAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: ADHD

Synonyms: attention deficit disorder (n), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (n), hyperkinetic syndrome (n), minimal brain damage (n), minimal brain dysfunction (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: ADHD

Specialty definitions using "ADHD": cognitive behavioural therapy. (references)

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Commercial Usage: ADHD

DomainTitle

Books

  • Learning Outside the Lines : Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution (reference)

  • The Gene Bomb: Does Higher Education and Advanced Technology Accelerate the Selection of Genes for Learning Disorders, Adhd, Addictive, and Disruptiv (reference)

  • The 'Putting on the Brakes' Activity Book for Young People With Adhd (reference)

  • From Chaos to Calm: Effective Parenting for Challenging Children With Adhd and Other Behavioral Problems (reference)

  • Calming the Chaos: Behavior Improvement Strategies for the Child With Adhd (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: ADHD

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

For many individuals, the impact of ADHD continues into adulthood. (references)

Methodological problems preclude precise estimates of the cost of ADHD to society. (references)

Families of children impaired by the symptoms of ADHD are in a very difficult position. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ADHD

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

adhd

3,695

adhd adult

291

add adhd

211

adhd medication

210

adhd symptom

80

treatment for adhd

71

adhd diet

70

adhd in adult

64

adhd and child

61

adhd test

52

adhd apnea sleep

42

adhd fraud

37

adhd drug

35

adhd school

33

adhd cause

31

adhd medicine

29

adhd summer camp

28

adhd testing

27

adhd camp

25

history of adhd

24
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: ADHD

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-d-h"

-1 letter: add, dad, dah, had.

-2 letters: ad, ah, ha.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-d-h"
 

+1 letter: haded, hodad.

 

+2 letters: daledh, dashed, handed, headed, hodads, keddah, saddhu, shaded.

 

+3 letters: adhered, athodyd, caddish, cheddar, chuddah, chuddar, daledhs, deashed, diehard, faddish, godhead, haddest, haddock, handled, hoarded, hodaddy, hydatid, kaddish, keddahs, khaddar, maddish, redhead, saddhus, sraddha.

 

+4 letters: acidhead, adherend, aldehyde, athodyds, baldhead, beheaded, cheddars, chuddahs, chuddars, coheaded, dandyish, deadhead, deathbed, deckhand, detached, diehards, dihedral, dockhand, dopehead, drophead, drumhead, dumbhead, godheads, haddocks, handheld, handhold, handmade, handmaid, hardedge, hardened, hardhead, hardwood, hazarded, headband, headland, headwind, headword, hebdomad, heralded, hydatids, hydracid, hydrated, khaddars, ladyhood, maidhood, rawhided, redheads, shaddock, shadowed, sraddhas, threaded, unhanded, unshaded.

 

+5 letters: acidheads, adherends, adhibited, adulthood, airheaded, aldehydes, aldehydic, anhydride, baldheads, bandwidth, bigheaded, caddishly, dachshund, dashboard, deadheads, deadlight, deathbeds, debauched, decahedra, deckhands, dehydrate, dichondra, dihedrals, dockhands, dopeheads, draughted, dropheads, drumheads, dumbheads, eggheaded, fatheaded, hacendado, hagridden, hamadryad, handhelds, handholds, handmaids, handseled, handstand, hardboard, hardbound, hardedges, hardheads, hardihood, hardstand, hardwired, hardwoods, headbands, headboard, headdress, headlands, headlined, headstand, headwinds, headwords, hebdomads, hendiadys, hodaddies, holidayed, hotheaded, husbanded, hydathode, hydracids, hydrazide, kaddishes, kaddishim, ladyhoods, maidhoods, offhanded, pigheaded, pinheaded, redheaded, rehandled, sapheaded, shaddocks, thirdhand, towheaded, underhand, uphoarded.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ADHD


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 44 48 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -..    ....    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01000100 01001000 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#68 &#72 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0044 0048 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35384238

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Abbreviations
8. Acronyms
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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