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Mindfulness as a tool for ADHD drivers: a comparative study of higher levels of self-awareness

Abstract Learning to become a mindful driver involves the acquisition of skills and striving to reach a level of attention and awareness of the driving activity. This learning process can be of value to drivers in general, and in particular, to those with ADHD, whose impaired attention, inter alia, heightens the risk for collisions. Mindfulness practices which, among other things, cultivate an attentive mind, could help them to overcome their cognitive challenges to become expert drivers. This article compares the practical application of mindfulness to established theory of learning skills. In this regard, the most valid comparison to be made is to the expertise paradigm. Previous research supporting this paradigm has shown that people move from primarily individual concerns for personal gain and the understanding of facts and features relevant to the skills that are being learned to more complex and sophisticated ways of understanding. The progression from novice to expert driver is, similarly, a process that takes the driver through transitions, challenges and transformations. Mindfulness, as a useful psychological construct, is explored in comparison to the theory of acquisition of skills and in relation to the Buddhist scripture Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta.