Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Over the past several decades there has been a surge of research on the contextual, biological, and psychological factors associated with transportation safety in adolescence. However, we know much less about the factors contributing to transportation safety among adolescents who do not follow a typ...
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| description | Over the past several decades there has been a surge of research on the contextual, biological, and psychological factors associated with transportation safety in adolescence. However, we know much less about the factors contributing to transportation safety among adolescents who do not follow a typical developmental trajectory. Adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD) such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have a wide range of behavioral and psychological deficits that may make the complex task of driving even more challenging. Because these adolescents often retain characteristic symptoms of their disorder into adulthood, it may impede their ability to achieve important milestones during the developmental transition from adolescent to adult. As the motivating force behind autonomous living and employment, the capacity for independent transportation is paramount to an adolescent’s overall success. This critical review will draw from the current body of literature on adolescent drivers with developmental disabilities to determine (1) areas of impairment; (2) safety risk factors; and (3) effective interventions for improving driving safety in this vulnerable population of adolescent drivers between the ages of 15–22. This review will also identify important unanswered research questions, and summarize the current state of the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04c0f23c6a2e45f1a43d59f02ed553dc2022-12-22T00:13:38ZengMDPI AGSafety2313-576X2018-09-01434010.3390/safety4030040safety4030040Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderHaley Bishop0Logan Boe1Despina Stavrinos2Jessica Mirman3Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USAOver the past several decades there has been a surge of research on the contextual, biological, and psychological factors associated with transportation safety in adolescence. However, we know much less about the factors contributing to transportation safety among adolescents who do not follow a typical developmental trajectory. Adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD) such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have a wide range of behavioral and psychological deficits that may make the complex task of driving even more challenging. Because these adolescents often retain characteristic symptoms of their disorder into adulthood, it may impede their ability to achieve important milestones during the developmental transition from adolescent to adult. As the motivating force behind autonomous living and employment, the capacity for independent transportation is paramount to an adolescent’s overall success. This critical review will draw from the current body of literature on adolescent drivers with developmental disabilities to determine (1) areas of impairment; (2) safety risk factors; and (3) effective interventions for improving driving safety in this vulnerable population of adolescent drivers between the ages of 15–22. This review will also identify important unanswered research questions, and summarize the current state of the literature.http://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/4/3/40transportation safetydevelopmental disabilitiesautism spectrum disorderAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderdriving |
| spellingShingle | Haley Bishop Logan Boe Despina Stavrinos Jessica Mirman Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Safety transportation safety developmental disabilities autism spectrum disorder Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder driving |
| title | Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full | Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_short | Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_sort | driving among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| topic | transportation safety developmental disabilities autism spectrum disorder Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder driving |
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