In 1942,youngsters who displayed high levels of distractibility and hyperactivity were commonly referred to as exhibiting the ______syndrome.
A)Strauss
B)Werner
C)Cruickshank
D)Frostig

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Strauss Syndrome refers to the early conceptualization of what we now understand as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This term was used following the work of Alfred Strauss and Laura Lehtinen in the 1940s, who studied children with learning difficulties, including those who exhibited high levels of distractibility and hyperactivity.

In 1942,youngsters Who Displayed High Levels of Distractibility and Hyperactivity