Longitudinal Study of Driver Licensing Rates among Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Curry, Allison E.; Yerys, Benjamin E.; Huang, Patty; Metzger, Kristi B.
Titel	Longitudinal Study of Driver Licensing Rates among Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 22 (2018) 4, S.479-488 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361317699586
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Motor Vehicles; Driver Education; Certification; Incidence; Adolescents; Young Adults; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Mobility; Transportation; Cohort Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Age; Multivariate Analysis; Statistical Analysis; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Fahrschule; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Vorkommen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Autismus; Mobilität; Mobilitätsförderung; Verkehrswesen; Kohortenanalyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Alter; Lebensalter; Multivariate Analyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Driving may increase mobility and independence for adolescents with autism without intellectual disability (autism spectrum disorder); however, little is known about rates of licensure. To compare the proportion of adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder who acquire a learner's permit and driver's license, as well as the rate at which they progress through the licensing system, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 52,172 New Jersey residents born in the years 1987-1995 who were patients of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia healthcare network ?12 years of age; 609 (1.2%) had an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Electronic health records were linked to New Jersey's driver licensing database (2004-2012). Kaplan-Meier curves and log-binomial regression models were used to determine the age at and rate of licensure, and estimate adjusted risk ratios. One in three adolescents with autism spectrum disorder acquired a driver's license versus 83.5% for other adolescents and at a median of 9.2 months later. The vast majority (89.7%) of those with autism spectrum disorder who acquired a permit and were fully eligible to get licensed acquired a license within 2 years. Results indicated that a substantial proportion of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder do get licensed and that license-related decisions are primarily made prior to acquisition of a permit instead of during the learning-to-drive process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01