tədˈeɪ ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ɪz stˈɪl jˈuːzd ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn wˈɜːld æz ɐ lˈeɪ dʒənˈɛɹɪk sˈɪnənˌɪm fɔːɹ mˈɛntəl dɪsˈoːɹdɚɹ ɪn ɐdˈʌlts, ænd æz ɐ tˈɜːm tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb dˈɪfɹənt kˈɑːɡnᵻtˌɪv slˈæʃ vˈɜːbəl slˈæʃ bᵻhˈeɪvjɚɹəl dˈɛfɪsˌɪts ɪn tʃˈɪldɹən ænd ˌædəlˈɛsənts.
Today the concept is still used in the western world as a lay generic synonym for mental disorder in adults, and as a term to describe different cognitive/verbal/behavioral deficits in children and adolescents.