Academic Redshirting and Academic Achievement Among Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• In Event: Special Education Research: Special Populations

Abstract

Academic red-shirting via voluntary delayed school entry is a debatable practice for students but has been argued a potentially viable practice for children with a range of disabilities by providing students ‘the gift of time.’ The current study examines whether children with ADHD are more likely to be red-shirted as compared to children without ADHD. Next, we examined the academic trajectories of children with ADHD who were red-shirted versus children with ADHD who were not red-shirted. Results revealed no meaningful association of red-shirting with academic achievement across time. We subsequently examined the relationship of red-shirting and academic achievement among children with ADHD who received medication versus children with ADHD who did not receive medication.

Authors

• Lucy M. Barnard-Brak, Texas Tech University

• Tara Stevens, Texas Tech University

• Evan Albright