A study done at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health studied the likelihood of vehicular accidents in older individuals with ADHD. It was found that ADHD was associated with a 7% increase in hard-breaking events, a 102% increase in traffic ticket incidents, and 74% increase in self-reported crashes.

Car Accidents in Older Adults with ADHD

Hospital admissions as a result of accidents have been linked to the presence of adult ADHD. It is possible that the presence of higher postural sway in adults with ADHD combined with common symptoms of inattentiveness and hyperactivity could be contributing to the frequency of these accidents as well as the perceived clumsiness of these patients.

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The level of postural sway in people with ADHD is significantly higher than that of people without ADHD. As motor tasks become more complex or difficult, the difference in levels of postural sway between those with ADHD and those without becomes more dramatic.

ADHD and Postural Sway

Hove, M. J., Zeffiro, T. A., Biederman, J., Li, Z., Schmahmann, J., & Valera, E. M. (2015). Postural sway and regional cerebellar volume in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. NeuroImage. Clinical, 8, 422–428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2015.05.005

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