ADHD and academic performance: Why does ADHD impact on academic performance and what can be done to support ADHD children in the classroom?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-464

  Daley, D ^a,b   Birchwood, J ^b  

^a North Wales Clinical School   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attainment; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Executive dysfunction; School

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 77954705057     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01046.x     Document Type: Review

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