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Metro Louisville Clubs & Organizations S.C.A.R.E.D. Newsletter 9-17-2004 WHEN TEENS WITH AD/HD WANT TO DRIVE Click to Enlarge Excerpt of an article on SchwabLearning.org by Marlene Snyder If your teenager has AD/HD, you have probably observed lapses in attention, persistence, activity, regulation, reaction time, and rule-following behaviors in your child from an early age. Many youth with AD/HD are described as "accident prone." Others seem "spacey" and mentally wander off as they engage in activities. This does not mean that all teens with AD/HD are doomed to have poor driving records, nor are they destined to become driving failures. In fact, the difference between unsafe and safe teen drivers has more to do with the parents' behavior than you may think! To read this entire article, go to: www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=856 Neighborhood Link Terms of Use © 1997,1998,1999 E.Central, Inc.