Preliminary baseline research of 233 UK children aged six to 18 with mostly moderate or marked ADHD found 58 per cent were deemed unmanageable by their school, while a third were involved in bullying either as a victim or as a bully.
Andrea Bilbow, founder and executive director of the Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service, said: "Up until now people have looked upon ADHD as something controversial that might not exist. This has given it the credibility it deserves."
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