Professor Bruce Fuller's research found that strong achievement gains were made by children moving into newly constructed elementary schools. These gains were not found among high school students who moved from overcrowded facilities to new schools.
For more information, see:
New study links LA Unified’s new schools to elementary student performance benefits
Professor Steve Hinshaw's longitudinal study tracked a racially and socio-economically diverse group of girls with ADHD in the San Francisco Bay Area. A major finding from the research was that the girls diagnosed with ADHD during childhood were mor elikely to manifest self-injury and suicide attempts in early adulthood.
For more information and a link to his article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology see:
Girls with ADHD more prone to self-injury, suicide as they enter adulthood
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