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ArticleThe British journal of educational psychology2026

Does the family situation impact academic achievement differently in students with versus without neurodevelopmental disorders?

Jakob Åsberg Johnels, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Henrik Larsson, Zheng Chang, Isabel Brikell, Sebastian Lundström

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Article in The British journal of educational psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jakob Åsberg JohnelsDepartment of Education and Special Education, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-5925
Ralf Kuja-HalkolaDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Henrik LarssonSchool of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Zheng ChangDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Isabel BrikellDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Sebastian LundströmInstitute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och VälfärdVetenskapsrådet
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Abstract

backgroundYouth with neurodevelopmental disorders are at risk for school failure, but little is known about the contextual factors influencing academic achievement.

aimsDrawing on a bioecological system framework, we examined how ADHD and autism, parental educational attainment and aspects of the parent-child relationship influence educational achievement at the end of primary school, and to what extent these factors have independent as opposed to interactive effects on educational achievement. SAMPLE: A total of 12,477 twins born 1994-2005 from Sweden.

methodsADHD and autism were assessed at age nine with a structured telephone interview with parents. Among participants, n = 996 and n = 249 met screening criteria for ADHD and autism, respectively. At age 15, data on parent-child relationships and parental educational attainment were gathered. Children's school grades and eligibility for upper secondary school were obtained from a register, and used as main outcome measures. Multiple regression models with interaction terms were used to explore if the effects of family-related factors differed in students with or without ADHD or autism.

resultsADHD or autism was associated with low academic achievement, as were all the family-related variables in multiple regression models (all p < .005). However, there was no statistical evidence (all p > .005) that the influence of family-related variables differed (i.e., were either less or more important in the prediction of educational achievement) in students with or without ADHD or autism.

conclusionsResults were in keeping with a bioecological model of non-interacting multiple risks for educational underachievement in students with ADHD and/or autism.

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Academic SuccessAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutistic DisorderNeurodevelopmental DisordersParent-Child RelationsStudentsAdolescentChildEducational StatusFemaleHumansMaleSwedenassessmentprimary/elementary schoolsspecial education – atypical development

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PMCPMC13155065

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