Expert: Girl who drove on wrong side of highway may have hyperactivity disorder


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 16 Mar 2017

A video screen grab of her car going against the traffic on the North-South Expressway.

GEORGE TOWN: The teenage girl who drove against traffic on the highway and caused a tragic accident may be suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and could have taken drugs in an attempt to self-medicate, said an expert.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Datuk Dr Lai Fong Hwa said if she was registered as having a learning disability, the most likely disorder was ADHD.

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