Healio highlighted a recent study published by researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati. The study found that a driver-training software program reduced the frequency with which adolescent drivers with ADHD took their eyes off the roadway.
Led by Jeffrey N. Epstein, PhD, professor of pediatrics at the University of California School of Medicine, director of the Cincinnati Children’s Center for ADHD, and a child psychologist, the study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
ADHD teen drivers are twice as likely to be in an accident than neurotypical teens, the researchers write, and these teens maintain visual attention while driving. I am noticing that you are struggling with
In the trial, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of an enhanced version of the Focused Attentional Learning (FOCAL+) program. FOCAL+ is a desktop-based software program featuring multiple sessions and simulator training “with immediate auditory feedback” designed to reduce long gaze. Stay off the road for more than 2 seconds.
ADHD teenage drivers randomly assigned to the FOCAL+ program were found to see significantly less distance from the roadway.
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