Teen Drivers with ADHD

Teen Drivers with ADHD.

Gregory A. Fabiano, GSE assistant professor and researcher, is using a parent-teen therapeutic program and state-of-the-art driving simulator to teach safe driving habits to a group of drivers at the very top of the risk pool: teens with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

The work is funded by a $2.8 million grant from the NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

“We know that one in 20 drivers on the road is someone with ADHD, so on any given day, we are all likely to come across a driver who is distracted or impulsive and paying attention to the wrong things on the road,” says Fabiano.  “So working with these individuals who have known risk-factors will have real public health benefits.”