Materials Organization, Planning, and Homework Completion in Middle-School Students with ADHD: Impact on Academic Performance

School Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-101

  Langberg, Joshua M ^a,c   Epstein, Jeffery N ^a   Girio Herrera, Erin ^a   Becker, Stephen P ^b   Vaughn, Aaron J ^a   Altaye, Mekibib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adolescents; Homework; Organization; Time management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955776779     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-011-9052-y     Document Type: Article

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