- Title
- Does executive functioning differences in autistic drivers and neurotypical drivers predict differences in driving behaviours in a driving simulator?
- Creator
- Predojevic, Helena
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Masters Coursework - Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych)
- Description
- Research shows that it takes longer for autistic drivers to gain a driver licence than it does neurotypical (NT) drivers and that this may be impacted due to executive functioning (EF) differences. However, research in this area is still limited. This study aims to examine whether EF differences correlate with driving performance and learn more about the subjective experiences of driving. A total of 28 participants aged 18-52, 12 of whom had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) completed EF measures, a driving simulation and interview. Results showed there were some significant differences between EF differences and driving behaviours, as well as differences in subjective driving experiences. This study highlights the need for further research in the area of driving and ASD as the current research is still limited. Increasing our knowledge will provide better understanding on how to best support autistic individuals to learn to drive.
- Subject
- driving; austim; executive functioning; simulator study
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1497686
- Identifier
- uon:54402
- Rights
- Copyright 2024 Helena Predojevic
- Language
- eng
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