BACKGROUND: Motor vehicle crashes are leading causes of death among teens. Those teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or a dual diagnosis of ADHD/ASD have defining characteristics placing them at a greater risk for crashes. PURPOSE: This study examined the between-group demographic, clinical, and simulated driving differences in teens, representing three diagnostic groups, compared to healthy controls (HCs). METHOD: In this prospective observational study, we used a convenience sample of teens recruited from a variety of community settings. FINDINGS: Compared to the 22 HCs (mean age = 14.32, SD = +/-.72), teen drivers representing the diagnostic groups (ADHD/ASD, n = 6, mean age = 15.00, SD = +/-.63; ADHD, n = 9, mean age = 15.00, SD = +/- 1.00; ASD, n = 7, mean age = 15.14, SD = +/-. 1.22) performed poorer on visual function, visual-motor integration, cognition, and motor performance and made more errors on the driving simulator. IMPLICATIONS: Teens from diagnostic groups have more deficits driving on a driving simulator and may require a comprehensive driving evaluation.
BACKGROUND: Motor vehicle crashes are leading causes of death among teens. Those teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or a dual diagnosis of ADHD/ASD have defining characteristics placing them at a greater risk for crashes. PURPOSE: This study examined the between-group demographic, clinical, and simulated driving differences in teens, representing three diagnostic groups, compared to healthy controls (HCs). METHOD: In this prospective observational study, we used a convenience sample of teens recruited from a variety of community settings. FINDINGS: Compared to the 22 HCs (mean age = 14.32, SD = +/-.72), teen drivers representing the diagnostic groups (ADHD/ASD, n = 6, mean age = 15.00, SD = +/-.63; ADHD, n = 9, mean age = 15.00, SD = +/- 1.00; ASD, n = 7, mean age = 15.14, SD = +/-. 1.22) performed poorer on visual function, visual-motor integration, cognition, and motor performance and made more errors on the driving simulator. IMPLICATIONS: Teens from diagnostic groups have more deficits driving on a driving simulator and may require a comprehensive driving evaluation.
Authors: David Mataix-Cols; Lorena Fernández de la Cruz; Gustaf Brander; Erik Andersson; Brian M D'Onofrio; Christian Rück; Henrik Larsson; Paul Lichtenstein; Anna Sidorchuk Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2021-11-15 Impact factor: 4.519
Authors: Rachel K Myers; Janice M Bonsu; Meghan E Carey; Benjamin E Yerys; Cynthia J Mollen; Allison E Curry Journal: Autism Adulthood Date: 2019-09-11
Authors: Anselm B M Fuermaier; Lara Tucha; Ben Lewis Evans; Janneke Koerts; Dick de Waard; Karel Brookhuis; Steffen Aschenbrenner; Johannes Thome; Klaus W Lange; Oliver Tucha Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) Date: 2015-09-29 Impact factor: 3.575