December 21, 2020Children with diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) or with subthreshold ADHD (meeting some but not all of the required clinical criteria for ADHD) had equally poor educational outcomes and lower educational attainment compared to controls, according to a new Journal of Attention Disorders study.1Data was draw from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children birth cohort and the Children’s Attention Project.
Researchers compared the following outcomes between children (average age of 10.5) with diagnosed ADHD, subthreshold ADHD, and controls: reading and numeracy (academic), and school engagement, attendance, peer victimization, and parental expectations (non-academic).Children with ADHD.
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