B2-B: Driving and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Individuals on the Autism Spectrum have neurological differences that can make learning to drive more difficult than their neurotypical counterparts. Families are often at a loss for how to determine if their adolescent is appropriate for driving or not. This presentation will overview pre-driving skills that can assist in determining readiness to drive as well as strength and barriers for new driver’s with ASD. This presentation will also describe what a comprehensive potential to drive evaluation entails and how a specialized training program is designed and structured to assist teens in transitioning to parent-supervised driving and later independent driving.  

Learning Outcomes: 

1. Participants will learn the strengths and barriers for new drivers with ASD. 
2. Participants will understand signs/indicators of readiness in new drivers. 
3. Participants will gain an understanding of what a specialized driver training program looks like.

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