Emma B Sartin1, Rachel K Myers2,3,4, Christina G Labows2, Kristina B Metzger2, Meghan E Carey2,5, Benjamin E Yerys6,7, Catherine C McDonald2,8,9,10, Cynthia J Mollen3,11, Allison E Curry2,3. 1. Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA. sartine@chop.edu. 2. Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA. 3. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. 4. Center for Violence Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA. 5. Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 6. Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA. 7. Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. 8. School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. 9. Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. 10. Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. 11. PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To characterize healthcare and behavioral service providers' transportation-related discussions with their autistic and non-autistic patients. METHOD: 78 providers completed a cross-sectional survey assessing their transportation discussions with patients. We used Mann-Whitney U tests and chi-square tests to compare differences in provider reports by patient diagnosis. RESULTS: Compared with one in two providers who reported they discuss transportation with non-autistic patients, only one in five have these conversations with their autistic patients. Few (8%) providers felt prepared to assess driving readiness in autistic patients, yet only a quarter refer patients elsewhere. CONCLUSION: There is a critical need to develop resources for use in medical settings to effectively support autistic adolescents' independence and mobility as they transition into adulthood.
OBJECTIVE: To characterize healthcare and behavioral service providers' transportation-related discussions with their autistic and non-autistic patients. METHOD: 78 providers completed a cross-sectional survey assessing their transportation discussions with patients. We used Mann-Whitney U tests and chi-square tests to compare differences in provider reports by patient diagnosis. RESULTS: Compared with one in two providers who reported they discuss transportation with non-autistic patients, only one in five have these conversations with their autistic patients. Few (8%) providers felt prepared to assess driving readiness in autistic patients, yet only a quarter refer patients elsewhere. CONCLUSION: There is a critical need to develop resources for use in medical settings to effectively support autistic adolescents' independence and mobility as they transition into adulthood.
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