RESUMEN
To determine the frequency of functional impairment in the domain of "school and learning" among school going age children with ADHD. Cross-sectional study. Neuropsychiatry OPD at National Institute of Child Health [NICH], Karachi. April 2012 to October 2012. A total 122 child and adolescent patients of school going age i.e. 05-15 years diagnosed as having ADHD were included in the study. A Proforma was used to denote demographic details of the patients. Impairment in the domain of "school and learning" was measured by using the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale - Parent Report [WFIRS-P]. of the total 122 patients 74% were males and 26% were females. 61% were studying in primary school whereas 28% either never went to school or had quit school. overall the domain of school and learning was impaired in about 48% of children with females' representation being slightly more [50%] compared to males [46%]. within the domain of school and learning maximum number of children were impaired in keeping up with schoolwork and needing tutoring [61%]; whereas the least frequency of impairment was observed in being suspended or expelled from school [30%]. ADHD causes functional impairment among children of school going age in the domain of school and learning