Children who struggle with memory issues and have a poor attention span are more likely to develop mental health conditions when they become adults, study shows.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham analysed data from a cohort of 13,988 individuals born in 1991 and 1992 and re-examined over decades.
They set out to look for any links between childhood cognitive problems such as lack of control and memory issues, and later life mental health conditions.
They found that poor attention span in eight year olds could lead to depression at 18, and memory problems at ten could lead to hypomania when they are 22 years old.