Attention Deficit Disorders with Hyperactivity:
A behavior disorder originating in childhood in which the essential features are signs of developmentally inappropriate inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although most individuals have symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, one or the other pattern may be predominant. The disorder is more frequent in males than females. Onset is in childhood. Symptoms often attenuate during late adolescence although a minority experience the full complement of symptoms into mid-adulthood. (From DSM-IV)Synonym: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinetic syndrome, hyperkinetic syndromes.
