Objective: Completing a college degree is associated with success in employment, financial earnings, and life satisfaction. Mental health difficulties, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can compromise degree completion.
Method: We examined 4-year academic performance trajectories of 201 college students with ADHD (97 receiving medication [ADHD-Med], 104 not receiving medication [ADHD-NoMed]) relative to 205 non-ADHD Comparison students. Demographic (e.g., sex, race/ethnicity), psychological (e.g., self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms), and service-related (e.g., receipt of academic support) variables were included as predictors of intercept (i.e., Year 1 performance) and slope (yearly change) of semester GPA, progress toward graduation, and self-reported study skill strategies.
Results: College students with ADHD obtained significantly lower GPAs (Hedge’s g = −0.46 and −0.63) and reported less frequent use of study skills strategies (Hedge’s g range from −1.00 to −2.28) than Comparison students. Significantly more Comparison students (59.1%) persisted through eight semesters relative to ADHD-NoMed students (49%). Multiple variables predicted outcomes with parent education, fewer depressive symptoms, better executive functioning, and receipt of high school Section 504 accommodations and college academic support services among the strongest predictors.
Conclusions: Findings suggest support services for students with ADHD should begin prior to college matriculation and focus on improving executive functioning skills and depressive symptoms to increase chances of academic success.
wilbobaggins1234 on June 18th, 2021 at 02:34 UTC »
This is why it really pisses me off when people act like getting rid of standardized tests is "equitable". For some ADHD people they're one of our few chances to demonstrate our skills! As someone with ADHD I did my absolute best in classes where the final grade was based on one project or one test. Sadly it seems like education keeps moving more and more to "100 small assignments" especially high school.
Azurehour on June 18th, 2021 at 02:06 UTC »
If anyone has some study tips for adhd students reading this, please share.
One thing that helps me to break it down into chunks. Dont think of it as 8 chapters to read this week. Think of it as 10 pages to read this morning.
7 page paper due at the end of the week? 1 page paper due each day. Helps me but still looking for more advice
sojayn on June 17th, 2021 at 22:42 UTC »
“Less frequent use of study skills…”
So. Studying? Eyerolls in adhd (but thanks for validating us, cries in RSD)