Study Shows That Young Adults Diagnosed with Severe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as Children Have More Driving Risks

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• Alternative Title:
  Traffic Tech: Study Shows That Young Adults Diagnosed with Severe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as Children Have More Driving Risks
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic safety
  • Young adults
  • Drivers
  • Children
  • Risk assessment
  • Moving violations
  • Attention lapses
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • driving risks
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alameda County (California) ; Contra Costa County (California)
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00814076
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety
• Abstract:
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sponsored a study to assess whether Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosed during childhood would be a risk factor for poorer driving performance during early adulthood. This Traffic Tech summarizes the findings of this study. Complete, updated, driving records were available for 113 severe ADHD young adults from the time they obtained their first license through age 25. The study shows that ADHD is a risk factor for poorer driving performance during early adulthood. Youth who displayed severe symptoms of ADHD as children were more likely than a comparison group to have been convicted of assorted moving and non-moving violations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13756/dot_13756_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 92.59 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dc337b680708ada6bbefc91ad1f901bd2ee7bf6f5bba298c2a7930f3c0a3ceb1