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Combating ADHD Myths
Organization Guides Parents of Children With ADHD By Debora Geary
Daniel Cox, Ph.D., professor of psychiatric medicine at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Va., is the parent of two children with ADHD. One is old enough to drive. Like most parents, Cox was probably disturbed by the thought of his teenager driving, especially with ADHD. Unlike most parents, Cox has the credentials to study how to make his kids safer on the roads.
Cox was the lead researcher on a recent study that looked at the effect of different medications on the driving performance of teens with ADHD. Researchers found that teens on a once-daily medication drove less erratically, ran fewer stop signs and drove better in the evenings. Teens on a three-times-a-day medication drove off the road more often and had more simulated high-speed collisions.
While this study was limited to just a few participants, it suggests that parents and health care professionals might want to keep in mind that ADHD medications can make teenage drivers better– or worse.
