[Source: PhysOrg.com]
Gregory A. Fabiano, UB associate professor of counseling, school and educational psychology, has already established a therapeutic program that not only helps these teens become better drivers but also builds better relationship with their parents.
Now, thanks to a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Fabiano will extend his already successful program to other teens and their families, therapy that includes dramatic demonstrations of the unforgiving and often dramatic dangers of texting while driving.
“We had worked with children with ADHD for a long time at the university,” says Fabiano, a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for professionals at the early stages of their independent scientific research careers. “And as those kids grew up, we heard concerns from parents about the transition to independent driving
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