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ADHD and academic performance: why does ADHD impact on academic performance and what can be done to support ADHD children in the classroom?
Author(s) -
Daley D.,
Birchwood J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01046.x
Subject(s) - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychology , academic achievement , developmental psychology , cognition , underpinning , clinical psychology , psychiatry , civil engineering , engineering
This paper reviews the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and academic performance. First, the relationship at different developmental stages is examined, focusing on pre‐schoolers, children, adolescents and adults. Second, the review examines the factors underpinning the relationship between ADHD and academic underperformance: the literature suggests that it is the symptoms of ADHD and underlying cognitive deficits not co‐morbid conduct problems that are at the root of academic impairment. The review concludes with an overview of the literature examining strategies that are directed towards remediating the academic impairment of individuals with ADHD.