A thermoplastic composition comprising from 60 percent to 99 percent by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers; and from 40 percent to 1 percent by weight of an additive comprising a crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the crosslinked methylmethacrylate polymer comprises at least 99.5 percent by weight derived from methyl methacrylate units, and from greater than zero to less than 0.5 percent by weight derived from one or more multifunctional crosslinking monomers; wherein the crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer has a volume average particle size of equal to or less than 1.0 micron; and wherein an article produced from the scratch-resistant thermoplastic composition has a hardness of greater than F is provided. Also provided are a method of making the thermoplastic composition, articles made from the polycarbonate composition, and a method of making the articles.