11/18/25: Ankita Mohan: Childhood ADHD and Long-Term Educational Outcomes: Identifying Pathways Through Twin Research
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Ankita Mohan
Graduate Student
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Time: 12:00- 1:00pm
Location: 316 Wilson Hall
Childhood ADHD and Long-Term Educational Outcomes: Identifying Pathways Through Twin Research
This presentation investigates the long-term socioeconomic consequences of childhood ADHD using data from the Minnesota Twin and Family Study. Employing co-twin control analyses to distinguish potentially causal effects from genetic and familial confounding, this research reveals that childhood ADHD has a potentially causal impact on educational attainment that persists into middle adulthood. In contrast, associations with income and occupational status are largely explained by shared familial factors rather than ADHD itself. Additional analyses examine academic, behavioral, and peer pathways to identify mechanisms through which ADHD disrupts educational trajectories.