Attainment, attendance, and school difficulties in UK primary schoolchildren with probable ADHD.

Felix Edward Kelly May Tamsin Jane Ford Astrid Janssens Tamsin Newlove Delgado Abigail Emma Russell Javid Salim Obioha C Ukoumunne Rachel Hayes

Published in: The British journal of educational psychology (2020)

Children aged as young as 4 whose behaviour indicates probable ADHD struggle to cope at school in terms of academic attainment, attendance, classroom behaviour, and attitude towards school when compared to other children. Early identification and intervention to help these children manage in school are needed.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
young adults
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
randomized controlled trial
high school