Important information from our colleague and friend Anne Scallon in Milwaukee, on the topic of driver distractions that are often overlooked and how to anticipate and respond to them. Here are highlights from her interview: Ask yourself (or your teen driver) at the beginning of each trip, “What are my priorities for this trip?” The…
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Sunday, February 12, 2017 Christopher Chavez looks forward to the day he can earn his license and drive himself to his karate lessons and the job he hopes to have one day. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. Teen drivers with ADHD • More likely to have received repeated traffic citations, mainly for speeding…
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One student from a suburban high school near Chicago struggled with his behind the wheel course in school, perhaps due to his autism/ADHD diagnoses, so his parents brought him to one of our certified driving schools for a more customized approach to try to improve his skills They are happy with the progress and have…
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ANNOUNCING : Behind the Wheel With ADHD new PARENT WEBINAR for parents of teens with ADHD and other challenges learning to drive PRESENTED IN 3 MODULES COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THIS TOPIC: Foundations Module Parenting Strategies for Novice Teen Drivers with ADHD Recommendations and Resources from the Professionals PURCHASE THE WEBINAR NOW! PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES…
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5 X Olympic Medalist Simone Biles had this to say yesterday on her social media account regarding her ADHD medications: I have ADHD and I have taken medicine for it since I was a kid. Please know, I believe in clean sport, have always followed the rules, and will continue to do so as fair…
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Gayle and Ann were thrilled to be guests of Jeff Copper on Attention Talk Radio this week! We had an opportunity to chat with the amazing Jeff Copper on his show Attention Talk Radio about how ADHD affects driving skill and how teens with ADHD can benefit from some of the strategies and tools we…
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Top Driver Illinois is the first commercial driving school to collaborate with Behind the Wheel With ADHD to create a brand new curriculum to serve the needs of the students who struggle with ADHD and other executive functioning challenges. We are proud of this amazing effort by Jim Mihalovich at Top Driver who utilized our…
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We were thrilled to be invited to provide our training to over one hundred rehabilitation specialists at their annual conference last week in Columbus, Ohio. The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) certainly was a welcoming crowd and we delivered our training seminar to a packed conference room on August 15th. . These specialists are…
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We were excited to be invited guests on The Morning Blend to share our expertise on mitigating risks associated with ADHD and driving. Our friend Anne Scallon from Before the Wheel was there as well and we enjoyed a lively discussion with the 2 lovely hosts. Check out the segment here: http://www.tmj4.com/shows/the-morning-blend/helping-new-teen-drivers-with-adhd
We are pleased to announce that our Behind the Wheel With ADHD program will be the featured Promising Practices profile in the December issue of Attitude Magazine! Behind the Wheel With ADHD Behind the Wheel With ADHD provides driving instructors with additional training to better understand the risks associated with ADHD and teen driving. Instructors…
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