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Philadelphia, January 28, 2021 - A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that compared with their non-autistic peers, young autistic drivers have lower rates of moving violations and license suspensions, as well as similar to lower crash rates.
The findings were recently published online by the
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Obtaining a driver s license is an important milestone for adolescents and young adults. One-third of autistic individuals without intellectual disability obtain their driver s license by the time they are 21 years old, increasing their mobility as they transition to adulthood.
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Newly Licensed Autistic Drivers Crash Less Than Other Young Drivers
A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that compared with their non-autistic peers, young autistic drivers have lower rates of moving violations and license suspensions, as well as similar to lower crash rates.
Obtaining a driver’s license is an important milestone for adolescents and young adults. One-third of autistic individuals without intellectual disability obtain their driver’s license by the time they are 21 years old, increasing their mobility as they transition to adulthood.