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Academic Trajectories and ADHD: Introduction

Approximately 6% of first-year college students report having been diagnosed with ADHD.
Students with ADHD may be more susceptible to risk factors, including additional psychological disorders and poor executive functioning skills, that predict lower academic success.
Students with ADHD are less likely to enroll in post-secondary institutions, and those who do earn lower GPAs, withdraw from courses more often, and are less likely to graduate than non-ADHD peers.
Current literature on ADHD in college students is limited.
Most available longitudinal studies follow children with ADHD into adulthood, but they tend to neglect ADHD in specifically college-age students.
Current studies that exist on college students with ADHD do not explore how academic performance is impacted over time, and whether their academic trajectories are affected by individual differences.

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Updated 2021-04-24

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