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Brief Report: Healthcare Providers' Discussions Regarding Transportation and Driving with Autistic and Non-autistic Patients
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, v 53(6), pp 2535-2539
Jun 2023
PMID: 34853958
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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.
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- Title
- Brief Report: Healthcare Providers' Discussions Regarding Transportation and Driving with Autistic and Non-autistic Patients
- Publication Details
- JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, v 53(6), pp 2535-2539
- Publisher
- SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS; NEW YORK
- Number of pages
- 4
- Grant note
- First, the study team would like to thank our participants for voluntarily completing this survey. Additionally, we would like to acknowledge Drs. Lisa Biggs, Carol Ford, Nate Blum, Annemarie Clarke, Jessica Mirman, Patty Huang, Miriam Monohan, and Julie Lounds Taylor, as well as Rania Mansour, for their contributions to this project and manuscript. This work was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health Awards R01HD079398 and R01HD096221 (PI: Curry). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The sponsor had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000724633100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85120383900
- Other Identifier
- 991021860763804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental