ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

A real medical diagnosis found in the DSM along with the criteria for diagnosis, and treatment.

There are many different symptoms, shown in many different ways, but everyone whom actually has the disorder suffer from a chemical imbalance within the brain.

Opinions as to ADD/ADHD's existence is silly at best. People smarter than us, whose jobs it is to decide these things, have. So, everyone whom states the "fakeness" of the disorder is quite confidently shouting their ignorance.

ADD/ADHD has been around a lot longer than most think-the 1980's was NOT the discovery. Years and years ago, it actually underwent a name change; and I'll warrant that few people who scream "ADD is fake" would have trouble screaming "Brain Damage is fake!" Yep. ADD/ADHD used to be the diagnosed medical condition, Minimal Brain Dysfunction/Damage. Pretty sure that exists too.

Now, the extremely excessive diagnosing of ADD/ADHD is irresponsible and reprehensible and certainly doesn't positively impress the ignorant public. (and before there are more screams, there is absolutely no negative connotation to the word 'ignorant'...it simply means "unaware of" or "lacking knowledge".

Yes, you forgot things sometimes and procrastinate. But for someone with ADD/ADHD, unlike you, there is no choice being made. It simply happens despite best efforts.

by LadyBlackhawk January 22, 2013

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ADHD

A disease magically discovered when teachers were forced to get more involved in the educations of their students due to the demands of parents and the government. Suddenly the educational staff discovered that some students hate school and don't want to learn and will slack off, day dream, and act out to avoid the classroom. Discipline did not work. So what did they decide?
"Oh, let's just drug them all and make them listen."

Billy acted out in class and didn't do his homework, so his teacher said he had ADHD.
His parents put him on Ritalin a few days later.

by Kr1574 October 16, 2008

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addidas trackie

Slang for a person of Pakistani origin

The owner of that shop is a addidas trackie

by Slackballs July 2, 2016

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ADHD-ay out

Typically describes anyone or possibly an animal partaking in walking around in no specific order in Wich they often do not pay attention to someone who may be trying to get their attention

Father: hey! Charlie!! Get over here your mother's going into labor!
Charlie: yo wait this mf has croissants?!
Mother: *currently in labor* ah shit, he's having an ADHD-ay out he's not gonna pay attention to sh-HOLY SHIT THAT H-H-HURTS WHY AM I HAVING ANOTHER CHILD

by Etc_wolf May 3, 2019

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