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noun
Initialism of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Men diagnosed with ADHD had a reduction in life expectancy by 4 ½ years to nine years, while women’s life expectancy was shortened by 6 ½ years to 11 years, according to the study published Thursday in The British Journal of Psychiatry.
adj
of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
an ADHD person
some ADHD medication
as of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
My brother is ADHD.
I'm too ADHD to sit for that long.
verb
To act in a way thought to be characteristic of a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
I had to ADHD my way through my twenties without a diagnosis.