hyperactivity

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ADHD, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a complex condition thought to start in childhood that can affect people in different ways.

From BBC

Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatment Adderall due to a manufacturing problem.

From Seattle Times

The evaluation for possible attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was not complete, the board said.

From Seattle Times

If arousal and initiating some physical actions are part of the same network, it also seems less paradoxical to treat difficulties of staying on task and hyperactivity with stimulants.

From Scientific American

We were worried enough that we asked his teacher to fill out a screening form for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

From Seattle Times