Academic Performance:

• Preliminary studies suggest that college students with ADHD tend to have significantly lower GPAs, and report more academic problems than their neurotypical counterpart.
• College students with ADHD are more likely to be on academic probation, and are less likely to attend and graduate from college.
• The underlying factors that contribute to poorer academic performance in college students with ADHD are poorly understood, but may be related to impaired organizational skills, study skill deficits, deficits in executive functioning, and other cognitive deficits.
• Students who self-reported high symptoms of ADHD used significantly fewer academic coping behaviors, were less organized, less methodical, and procrastinated significantly more.
• Not all studies, however, indicate that college students with ADHD are at an increased risk for academic problems, indicating contradictions in preliminary research.

Psychological Functioning:

• The findings on psychological functioning have been fairly inconsistent, with some studies reporting that they experience greater psychological distress, and others not supporting these findings, indicating additional contradictions.
• One study suggests that students with ADHD reported other comorbid disorders, such as depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, substance dependency/abuse disorders, or eating disorders.
• However, a different study suggests that, although students with ADHD had significantly lower GPAs, they did not differ from their neurotypical counterparts with regard to psychosocial functioning.