Comments on: ADHD + Teen + Driving = Danger http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/03/16/adhd-teen-driving-danger/ Coaching for Students with ADHD Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Nina Einck http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/03/16/adhd-teen-driving-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-5047 Nina Einck Thu, 05 May 2011 23:35:30 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/?p=88#comment-5047 Thank you for the input. I really appreciate it, I want to understand him and help him. Thank you for the input. I really appreciate it, I want to understand him and help him.

]]> By: Peggy -- Edge blogger http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/03/16/adhd-teen-driving-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-5041 Peggy -- Edge blogger Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:05:27 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/?p=88#comment-5041 Sounds like he just isn't ready to start driving. Often times kids with ADHD will say something that's hard is "boring." Perhaps saying "it's too much work" could be a way of him saving face where he's really overwhelmed by the task of learning to drive. There's no law that says every 16 year old needs a driver's license, but it's not unreasonable to expect a 16 year old to get to places on his own. So why not shift the conversation to a discussion of what can you do to help him take responsibility for his personal transportation now that he's 16. Are there bus routes to learn? Can he be responsible for finding his own rides? Can he start planning ahead for thinking through how to get where he needs to go without you taking him there? An ADHD coach can help your son figure out these questions.... and take you out of the power struggle over driving. Here's what one of our Facebook fans said on the topic: "As an adult with ADD, I can tell you that driving can be a scary situation for me. Its all the stuff outside the car that you either need to pay attention to or that grabs your attention because of your damn ADD. An overload of stimulation. I find it helpful to have someone with me when I drive to help keep me from being distracted by all that stimuli." To join in the discussion visit <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EdgeFoundation/posts/169538476437232" rel="nofollow"> Sounds like he just isn’t ready to start driving. Often times kids with ADHD will say something that’s hard is “boring.” Perhaps saying “it’s too much work” could be a way of him saving face where he’s really overwhelmed by the task of learning to drive. There’s no law that says every 16 year old needs a driver’s license, but it’s not unreasonable to expect a 16 year old to get to places on his own.

So why not shift the conversation to a discussion of what can you do to help him take responsibility for his personal transportation now that he’s 16. Are there bus routes to learn? Can he be responsible for finding his own rides? Can he start planning ahead for thinking through how to get where he needs to go without you taking him there?

An ADHD coach can help your son figure out these questions…. and take you out of the power struggle over driving.

Here’s what one of our Facebook fans said on the topic:
“As an adult with ADD, I can tell you that driving can be a scary situation for me. Its all the stuff outside the car that you either need to pay attention to or that grabs your attention because of your damn ADD. An overload of stimulation. I find it helpful to have someone with me when I drive to help keep me from being distracted by all that stimuli.” To join in the discussion visit

]]> By: Nina Einck http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/03/16/adhd-teen-driving-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-5040 Nina Einck Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:49:31 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/?p=88#comment-5040 My son is 16 and has ADHD and is on medication to help him control himself. He refuses to practice driving. We have a car for him and everything. I don't understand his refusal to practice. He keeps indicating it takes too much work to drive. Is this common with kids with ADHD? My daughter, who does not have ADHD, wanted to drive as much as she could, and when she turned 16 couldn't wait to drive by herself. My son is 16 and has ADHD and is on medication to help him control himself. He refuses to practice driving. We have a car for him and everything. I don’t understand his refusal to practice. He keeps indicating it takes too much work to drive. Is this common with kids with ADHD? My daughter, who does not have ADHD, wanted to drive as much as she could, and when she turned 16 couldn’t wait to drive by herself.

]]> By: Peggy http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/03/16/adhd-teen-driving-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-4173 Peggy Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:47:05 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/?p=88#comment-4173 That's an interesting point of view that is probably shared with the states that have passed laws restricting younger drivers to not having passengers or only driving during the day. That’s an interesting point of view that is probably shared with the states that have passed laws restricting younger drivers to not having passengers or only driving during the day.

]]> By: Donna Angel http://edgefoundation.org/blog/2009/03/16/adhd-teen-driving-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-4164 Donna Angel Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:36:23 +0000 http://www.edgefoundation.org/blog/?p=88#comment-4164 we shouldn't keep them away from driivng but there should be higher passing score for them. we shouldn’t keep them away from driivng but there should be higher passing score for them.

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