No. Throughout history, the concept of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been the subject of controversy and debate. Its nomenclature, diagnostic criteria, and treatment have all changed over the years.

The first reference to what is now called ADHD can be attributed to the German physician Melchior Adam Weikard , in an article on attention disorders dating from 1775. Weikard includes in the chapter dedicated to attention disorders (Attention volubilis) of his book Der Philosophische Artz the first known medical description of ADHD to date.