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title: 'What teachers see: How ADHD impacts learning at different ages'
description: How ADHD affects learning changes as kids get older. Find out about the behaviors teachers see in students with ADHD at different ages.
slug: what-teachers-see-how-adhd-impacts-learning-at-different-ages
author: Lexi Walters Wright
published: '2019-10-16T11:45:32.970Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/8DEBA7823CC443CB9A4B765B30294A25/76e6c7f10455dc1ed280be6e4de1f214/511770773.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-teachers-see-how-adhd-impacts-learning-at-different-ages
lang: en
---

# What teachers see: How ADHD impacts learning at different ages

[ADHD](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-adhd) can affect how kids perform in class and how they handle schoolwork. Read on to see common age-specific behaviors teachers see in students with ADHD.

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