Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Wikipedia edit history · Last edited Jul 27, 2026

14,176

Total Edits

4,390

Unique Editors

10/10

Activity signal

2002

Created

2,323

Watchers

24%

Minor Edits

112K

Monthly Views

20

Edits (90d)

Revision window and sources

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This report displays 500 retrieved recent revisions — about 4% of the reported 14,176 edits. It cannot establish why a change was made, whether it is correct, or what happened outside this window.

Retrieved for this report: Aug 22, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC. Totals and pageviews are source-provided; the activity signal and section list are derived from the retrieved window.

What this edit history shows

The Wikipedia article on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been edited 14,176 times since it was created in 2002, by 4,390 distinct accounts and IP addresses. That averages about 589 recorded changes a year, or several every day, which puts it among the more actively maintained pages on the encyclopedia.

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, the ten busiest contributors account for about 47% of the changes, with the rest spread across a long tail of occasional editors. That is a fairly typical mix of regular maintainers and passing corrections. In the same window, about 10% of the retrieved revisions came from bot accounts, which handle routine work such as link repair and reference formatting.

Within the retrieved window, 2025 carries the most recorded activity, with 269 changes. 20 of those revisions fall in the last 90 days. The most recent recorded edit was 26 days ago.

This report is built from the 500 most recent revisions retrieved from Wikipedia, about 4% of the 14,176 recorded edits. Figures drawn from that window describe the window only, and the report cannot establish why a change was made or whether it was correct. For older revisions, talk-page discussion and full context, follow the source history on Wikipedia.

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Rejection sensitive dysphoriaGeneticsPsychiatric comorbiditiestopHyperfocus

Recent Changeslast 90 days

Slothwizard/* Characteristics in childhood */
Jul 27, 2026
BlackJackclean up
Jul 26, 2026
Glafoululle des AlpesForgot to remove "Needs Update"
Jul 25, 2026
Glafoululle des AlpesUpdated Cochrane reference "Methylphenidate for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)" - no changes
Jul 25, 2026
Meamemgremove unsourced potentially incorrect sentance. See talk page.
Jul 22, 2026
JdickinsonResolved verb/noun singular/plural inconsistency.
Jul 13, 2026
BKHealyAdded page to neurodiversity category
Jul 10, 2026
Psychopharma-apprenticeadded newer studies about BPD with ADhD
Jul 5, 2026
Maxeto0910period after sentence
Jul 2, 2026
Matt6798More info with citation in hyperfocus section
Jun 27, 2026
SlothwizardUndid revision [[Special:Diff/1359865744|1359865744]] by [[Special:Contributions/Confirmatores|Confirmatores]] ([[User talk:Confirmatores|talk]]): This language change is unnecessary
Jun 17, 2026
ConfirmatoresRewrote parts so as to lessen the "black or white" language. Replaced impairment with disability where it does not directly or indirectly cite sources using the term "impairment" as impairment is used for both etiology and consequence.
Jun 17, 2026
RMCD botRemoving notice of move discussion
Jun 8, 2026
Mvolzthis just repeats the info in the linked section.
Jun 8, 2026
Limiris64/* In contemporary medicine, the phrase "brain maldevelopment" is strictly used for gross congenital or structural anomalies, not for NDDs. ICD-11 distinguishes them. (Be bold!) */
May 28, 2026
Limiris64/* A redundancy is removed: "already ongoing" to simply 'ongoing' */
May 27, 2026
Mvolzlink to populariser's website - not peer reviewed.
May 25, 2026
Mvolz/* Rejection sensitive dysphoria */
May 25, 2026
Mvolzremoved unreliable source that stated 99% with no source for the number. This is a popularly stated myth with no data behind it.
May 25, 2026
RMCD botNotifying subject page of move discussion on [[Talk:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder#Requested move 25 May 2026|Talk:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]]
May 25, 2026

Common questions about Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on Wikipedia

How many times has the Wikipedia article on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder been edited?

Wikipedia records 14,176 edits to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder since the article was created in 2002. Those edits come from 4,390 distinct registered accounts and IP addresses.

Who edits the Wikipedia article on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder the most?

In the 500 revisions retrieved for this report, the most frequent contributor is Димитрий Улянов Иванов, with 54 edits. A high edit count reflects recorded activity in this window only; it does not imply ownership of the article or that the edits were accepted unchanged.

When was the Wikipedia article on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder created?

The earliest revision Wikipedia reports for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is dated July 26, 2002, making the article about 24 years old.

When was the Wikipedia article on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder edited most heavily?

Within the revisions retrieved for this report, 2025 holds the most recorded changes, at 269. Because the report covers a retrieved window rather than the entire history, an earlier year outside that window could have been busier.

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