Definitions Page
- A.D.D.(Attention Deficit Disorder)
- Pronunciation:' ad
- a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical or mental disorder and that has several subtypes characterized primarily by inattentiveness or primarily by hyperactivity and impulsive behavior(as speaking out of turn) or by the significant expression of both
- A.D.H.D. (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- attention deficit disorder in which hyperactivity is present
- Atomoxetine(Strattera)
- Pronunciation:at' oh mox e teen
- Collaborate
- Pronunciation:k&-'la-b&-"rAt
- 1: to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
2: to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force
3: to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected
- Conduct Disorder(CD)
- Depersonalize
- Pronunciation:( ' ) dE- ' p&r-sn&-"1Iz, - ' p&r-s&n-&-
- 1: to deprive of the sense of personal identity depersonalize students>
2: to make impersonal
- Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine(Adderall XR)
- Pronunciation:dex troe am fet' a meen, am fet' a meen
- an amphetamine product that acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system
- Hyperactivity
- Pronunciation:-"ak- ' ti-v&-tE
- the state or condition of being excessively or pathologically active
- Hyperfocus
- Impede
- Pronunciation:im-' pEd
- to interfere with or slow the progress of
- Impulse
- Pronunciation:' im-"p&ls, im-'
- to give an impulse to
- Impulsivity
- Pronunciation:/-"p&l- ' si-v&-tE/
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1: having the power of or actually driving or impelling
2: actuated by or prone to act on impulse
3: acting momentarily
- Inattention
- Pronunciation:"i-n&-' ten (t) -sh&n
- failure to pay attention
- Inordinate
- Pronunciation:i- ' nor-d& n-&t, - ' nord-n&t
- 1: archaic: disorderly, unregulated
2: exceeding reasonable limits: immoderate
- Kinesthetic
- Pronunciation:
- detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints
- Methodology
- Pronunciation:"me-th&- ' dä-l&-jE
- 1: a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline: a particular procedure or set of procedures
2: the analysis of the principles or procedures of inquiry in a particular field
- Nuance
- Pronunciation:'nü-"än(t)s, 'nyü-, -"äns; nu-', nyu-'
- 1: a subtle distinction or variation
2: a subtle quality: nicety
3: sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Remediation
- Pronunciation:ri-"mE-dE- ' A-sh&n
- the act or process of remedying <remediation of reading problems>
- Reorient
- 1: orient once again, after a disorientation
2: cause to turn
3: set or arrange in a new or different determinate position
- Reprimand
- Pronunciation:' re-pr&-"mand
- 1: a severe or formal reproof
2: to reprove sharply or censure formally usually from a position of authority
- Ritalin
- Pronunciation:'ri-t&-l&n
- medication used for methylphenidate