Young children with mild attention problems can go unnoticed at primary school and fall behind their peers academically, according to research involving CANDAL.

The study by researchers at Nottingham and Durham Universities calls for teachers and parents to work together to identify these children and help them manage their learning better in class.

The findings show that the progress of children with mild attention problems at the age of five could be around three months behind their peers by the time they reach the end of primary school.

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University of Nottingham