School absenteeism and dropout are associated with many different life-course problems.
To reduce the risk for these problems it is important to gain insight into risk factors for both …

Background Most psychiatric disorders present symptom patterns that cause severe
impairment on the emotional, cognitive and social level. Thus, adolescents who suffer from a …

Few studies have examined the impact of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) symptoms on adult ADHD functional outcomes. To address this issue …

We exploit the discontinuity in age when children start kindergarten generated by state
eligibility laws to examine whether relative age is a significant determinant of ADHD …

This study investigated the role of inattention and working memory in predicting academic
achievement in 145 adolescents aged 13 to 18 referred for attention deficit/hyperactivity …

The co-occurrence of reading disorder (RD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) has received increasing attention. This review summarizes the epidemiology …

OBJECTIVES: To outline the prevalence and disparities of inattention and hyperactivity
among school‐aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which inattention and …

Children who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition
(DSM-IV) criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with functional …

Beyond the scientific relevance of these questions is a more fundamental rationale. Parents
of children with ADHD, and the clinicians involved, want to know as much as they can about …

The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the experiences of support at school
among young adults with Asperger's disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and …