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Hyperactive girls 'struggle as adults'

One in ten girls were found to have hyperactivity problems

Hyperactive young girls are more likely to have "serious" problems in adulthood, research suggests.

A study of more than 800 girls up to the age of 21 found hyperactivity was linked to poor job prospects, abusive relationships and teenage pregnancy.

Previous research on the lasting impact of childhood hyperactivity has focused on boys, who are more likely to be diagnosed and treated.

The Canadian and UK study is reported in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Young girls with high levels of hyperactivity should be targeted early in life to help them achieve better at school, the researchers concluded.

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