Risky Driving in Adolescents and Young Adults with Childhood ADHD

Abstract

Childhood ADHD elevates risk for driving-related problems, especially when symptoms persist. Co-occurring conduct problems capture some of this risk.

Motorsports Involvement Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Childhood ADHD

“…At the same time, our findings contrast with those of prior studies, including one using the same data set (Thompson et al, 2007), which found no differences in rates of self-reported risky driving (e.g., speeding, driving too close to other cars) among those with and without childhood ADHD. We speculate that, because there is less social stigma attached to the reporting of motorsports, adolescents and young adults with ADHD may be more willing to divulge engaging in this risky driving-related behavior.…”

Motorsports Involvement Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Childhood ADHD

“…At the same time, our findings contrast with those of prior studies, including one using the same data set (Thompson et al, 2007), which found no differences in rates of self-reported risky driving (e.g., speeding, driving too close to other cars) among those with and without childhood ADHD. We speculate that, because there is less social stigma attached to the reporting of motorsports, adolescents and young adults with ADHD may be more willing to divulge engaging in this risky driving-related behavior.…”

Symptom Dimensions of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Adolescent Drivers

“…In addition, our findings are inconsistent with those of Thompson and coworkers (2007) who reported that symptoms of hyperactivity explained the relationship between ADHD diagnosis and citations and collisions. Specifically, they noted that when both symptom dimensions were included in the model, greater levels of inattention predicted fewer traffic citations and collisions.…”

Predictors of adolescent outcomes among 4–6-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

“…These findings are consistent with previous prospective studies of the long-term outcomes of school-age children given the diagnosis of ADHD (Barkley, Fischer, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2004;Barkley, Guevremont, Anastopoulos, Dupaul, & Shelton, 1993;Mannuzza et al, 1998). We did not detect a greater risk of motor vehicle accidents in the ADHD children during adolescence in this study, but we did not follow them into adulthood as in previous research (Barkley & Cox, 2007;Fischer, Barkley, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2002Thompson, Molina, Pelham, & Gnagy, 2007). Like previous studies of older youth with ADHD (Kent et al, 2011;Trampush et al, 2009), but unlike Kuriyan et al (2103), we did not find that ADHD in early childhood predicted dropping out of school by age 18.…”

Motorsports Involvement Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Childhood ADHD

“…At the same time, our findings contrast with those of prior studies, including one using the same data set (Thompson et al, 2007), which found no differences in rates of self-reported risky driving (e.g., speeding, driving too close to other cars) among those with and without childhood ADHD. We speculate that, because there is less social stigma attached to the reporting of motorsports, adolescents and young adults with ADHD may be more willing to divulge engaging in this risky driving-related behavior.…”

Symptom Dimensions of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Adolescent Drivers

“…In addition, our findings are inconsistent with those of Thompson and coworkers (2007) who reported that symptoms of hyperactivity explained the relationship between ADHD diagnosis and citations and collisions. Specifically, they noted that when both symptom dimensions were included in the model, greater levels of inattention predicted fewer traffic citations and collisions.…”

Predictors of adolescent outcomes among 4–6-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

“…These findings are consistent with previous prospective studies of the long-term outcomes of school-age children given the diagnosis of ADHD (Barkley, Fischer, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2004;Barkley, Guevremont, Anastopoulos, Dupaul, & Shelton, 1993;Mannuzza et al, 1998). We did not detect a greater risk of motor vehicle accidents in the ADHD children during adolescence in this study, but we did not follow them into adulthood as in previous research (Barkley & Cox, 2007;Fischer, Barkley, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2002Thompson, Molina, Pelham, & Gnagy, 2007). Like previous studies of older youth with ADHD (Kent et al, 2011;Trampush et al, 2009), but unlike Kuriyan et al (2103), we did not find that ADHD in early childhood predicted dropping out of school by age 18.…”

Motorsports Involvement Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Childhood ADHD

“…At the same time, our findings contrast with those of prior studies, including one using the same data set (Thompson et al, 2007), which found no differences in rates of self-reported risky driving (e.g., speeding, driving too close to other cars) among those with and without childhood ADHD. We speculate that, because there is less social stigma attached to the reporting of motorsports, adolescents and young adults with ADHD may be more willing to divulge engaging in this risky driving-related behavior.…”

Symptom Dimensions of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Adolescent Drivers

“…In addition, our findings are inconsistent with those of Thompson and coworkers (2007) who reported that symptoms of hyperactivity explained the relationship between ADHD diagnosis and citations and collisions. Specifically, they noted that when both symptom dimensions were included in the model, greater levels of inattention predicted fewer traffic citations and collisions.…”

Predictors of adolescent outcomes among 4–6-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

“…These findings are consistent with previous prospective studies of the long-term outcomes of school-age children given the diagnosis of ADHD (Barkley, Fischer, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2004;Barkley, Guevremont, Anastopoulos, Dupaul, & Shelton, 1993;Mannuzza et al, 1998). We did not detect a greater risk of motor vehicle accidents in the ADHD children during adolescence in this study, but we did not follow them into adulthood as in previous research (Barkley & Cox, 2007;Fischer, Barkley, Smallish, & Fletcher, 2002Thompson, Molina, Pelham, & Gnagy, 2007). Like previous studies of older youth with ADHD (Kent et al, 2011;Trampush et al, 2009), but unlike Kuriyan et al (2103), we did not find that ADHD in early childhood predicted dropping out of school by age 18.…”