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The article focuses on the use of a driving simulator with individuals that has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and to address the pre-driving skills of young adults with ASD. As adolescents with ASD transition into adulthood, there are certain events that any typical adolescents want to do such as driving. For individuals that have ASD, driving become difficult. There are some with ASD will not be able to drive, but the ones that possess the cognitive and psychological ability, it still may become challenging.
There were thirty-one participants and 10 young adults with ASD participated in the study. The study stated out of 37 initial controls participated, 31 participants completed the study. The control group was offered an incentive to complete the study, however, the individuals with ASD were offered anything to participate. The control group were from a private high school and the participant with ASD were picked by the developmental behavioral pediatrician. The background survey was completed by the control group and individuals with ASD, however, the ones with ASD were filled out by the parents or guardians. The participants with ASD were males range from 13 to 21 with no development disability other than ADHD. I am very curious why they did not include any females. In the control group, there …show more content…

The CNS includes verbal and visual memory, finger tapping, symbol digit coding, the Stroop test, and a continuous performance test. The control participants were not asked to complete the CNS test, however, the individuals with ASD completed the test. This might be due to the fact ASD individuals have challenges with these areas and needed for driving. The only areas that the participants with ASD have difficulties with were psychomotor speed, reaction time, cognitive flexibility, executive function, and fine motor

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