Qualitative Parent Report
Parent report on the demographic survey suggested academic concerns regarding math (30%), reading (26%), and writing skills (13%). Parent-reported concerns regarding cognitive and learning abilities included attention (24%), memory (24%), organization (16%), and working speed (15%). Based on parent report, 36% of participants had missed 3 or more days of school in the prior 4 weeks. Follow-up analysis comparing the participants who had missed 2 or fewer days of school (n = 32) and those who had missed 3 or more (n = 18) did not reveal statistically significant differences on summary variables of cognitive and academic performance. However, mean academic scores were approximately seven points lower for the high absentee group (Low missed school M = 89.06, SD = 14.10; Higher missed school M = 81.89,SD = 15.27).