Title

The Application Of Waste Management Systems For Long Duration Spaceflight

Keywords

ADHD; Driving Simulator; Eye-tracking

Abstract

Individuals who have Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experience adverse effects relating to driving; additionally, they experience deficits in scanning ability. The present study examined the effects of ADHD on eye tracking while driving. This study consisted of ten participants, of which, five have ADHD. It was hypothesized that individuals who have ADHD will make more saccadic eye movements and thus shorter fixations than individuals without ADHD (Control). Furthermore, it was hypothesized that despite the fact that individuals who have ADHD will make more saccadic eye movements than individuals without ADHD, those individuals with ADHD will commit more traffic violations including collisions compared to the control group. Findings indicated that hypothesis one was not supported by the data, whereas hypothesis two was supported in that ADHD individuals' had more collisions and committed more traffic violations than the control group. Additionally, a significant difference was found in the spatial distributions of the fixations between the ADHD and Control groups. The findings of this study could help better understand the factors involved in ADHD driving and could be used to train individuals with ADHD to become more aware of their surroundings and driving habits and thus become safer drivers. © 2012 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

4-23-2012

Publication Title

Work

Volume

41

Issue

SUPPL.1

Number of Pages

204-208

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-2012-0157-204

Socpus ID

84859871063 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84859871063

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