Social and Non-social Hazard Response in Drivers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Bishop, Haley J.; Biasini, Fred J.; Stavrinos, Despina

doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2992-1

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“…Adults with ASD have also self-reported difficulties in "processing fast-moving visual events", a description that certainly applies to the complex and dynamic nature of the driving environment [45]. Further, the type of hazards drivers with ASD encounter may also affect the speed at which they react to and avoid them [46].…”

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“…Driving is a largely social task that requires interaction with other drivers and anticipation of other drivers' and road users' behavior to negotiate safely [101,102]. Very few studies have investigated the impact of these social impairments on driving performance in drivers with ASD [46,56] or ADHD [84].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Bishop¹,

Boe²,

Stavrinos³

et al. 2018

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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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Section: Important Gaps and Unanswered Research Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Bishop¹,

Boe²,

Stavrinos³

et al. 2018

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“…Research has shown that people on the autism spectrum may experience executive function deficits [ 2 , 9 ], which will directly impact on their ability to develop driving skills and drive safely. Research investigating the driving behaviour of people on the autism spectrum found that they notice driving hazards but they displayed a delay in response to social hazards that required interactions with other road users, such as failing to give way to pedestrians who show clear intent to cross the road [ 12 – 14 ]. This is thought to be related to a combination of reduced processing of social stimuli and attention deficits, which is very problematic when learning to drive a motor vehicle—a process which requires collaborative problem-solving skills [ 3 ].…”

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Scoping Review of the Driving Behaviour of and Driver Training Programs for People on the Autism Spectrum

Wilson

Lee

Vaz

et al. 2018

Behavioural Neurology

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Gaining a driver's licence represents increased independence and can lead to improved quality of life for individuals and their families. Learning to drive a motor vehicle and maintaining safe on-road skills are often more difficult for people on the autism spectrum. Many countries currently have no autism-specific licencing requirements for learner drivers, and there is a general lack of ASD-specific support and training packages for individuals, their families, and driving instructors. This review synthesises the peer-reviewed literature about the driving characteristics of drivers on the spectrum and driver training available for the cohort. The evidence in this review showed that individuals on the autism spectrum drive differently from their neurotypical counterparts. There are shortcomings in tactical skills of drivers on the autism spectrum, but the extent to which this affects their own safety or the safety of other road users is unclear. Tactical skills can be improved through training programs. There are few autism spectrum-specific learner training programs available. Development of an effective training program will benefit individuals on the spectrum to learn to drive, be independent, and be safe on the road.

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“…Static ROI, on the other hand, have a fixed position in the virtual environment (e.g., side-view mirrors, speedometer, and the navigation system). Social ROI consisted of pedestrians and cyclists, following the earlier designation by Sheppard et al (2010), which has also been adopted in recent related work (Bishop et al 2017; Sheppard et al 2017). …”

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A Pilot Study Assessing Performance and Visual Attention of Teenagers with ASD in a Novel Adaptive Driving Simulator

Wade

Weitlauf

Broderick

et al. 2017

J Autism Dev Disord

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Individuals with ASD, compared to typically-developed peers, may demonstrate behaviors that are counter to safe driving. The current work examines the use of a novel simulator in two separate studies. Study 1 demonstrates statistically significant performance differences between individuals with (N = 7) and without ASD (N = 7) with regards to the number of turning-related driving errors (p < .01). Study 2 shows that both the performance-based feedback group (N = 9) and combined performance- and gaze-sensitive feedback group (N = 8) achieved statistically significant reductions in driving errors following training (p < .05). These studies are the first to present results of fine-grained measures of visual attention of drivers and an adaptive driving intervention for individuals with ASD.

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Social and Non-social Hazard Response in Drivers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 36 publications

References 56 publications

Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Driving among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Scoping Review of the Driving Behaviour of and Driver Training Programs for People on the Autism Spectrum

A Pilot Study Assessing Performance and Visual Attention of Teenagers with ASD in a Novel Adaptive Driving Simulator

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