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This study examines Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in university students attending special talent departments according to different variables. It was conducted in 2020-2021 academic year by employing the survey method. A total of 452 university students (223 female and 229 male) participated in the study. Attention Disorder and Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Scale (ASRS) was administered to collect data for the purposes of the study. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS statistical software. The results of Kolmogorov-Simirnov test showed that the variables did not follow normal distribution. Mann Whitney U test was performed to compare two variables and Kruskal-Wallis test to compare more than two variables. The degree of significance was taken as p<0.005 in all the analyses. As for the gender variable, the study did not find a significant difference between male and female students for ADHD total and its subdimensions while there was a significant difference in terms of the variable “the department attended” (p˂0,05). The university students attending coaching department were found to display higher levels of ADHD symptoms than those attending other departments. The university students who regularly read books displayed lower levels of ADHD symptom levels (p<0.05). The findings of the study did not reveal a significant difference between the variable educational background of mother and ADHD and its subdimensions (p>0,05) while there was a significant difference for the variable educational background of father (p<0,05). The participants having a high school graduate father displayed higher symptom levels. In conclusion, ADHD cases of university students attending special talent departments are considerably affected by a lot of sociodemographic factors. The educational programs aiming to minimize number of ADHD cases among university students are believed to have positive contributions to both their private lives and educational experiences

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