A 3-year follow-up of the driving status of 32 young adults with spina bifida.

Thirty-two young spina bifida adults with or without hydrocephalus were assessed for car driving potential in 1983. A postal questionnaire procedure was used to follow their decisions on driving and early driving experiences. This study reports the driving status (non-driver, learner driver or driver) of this group at December 1986 in relation to scores on the perpetual--cognitive battery completed on assessment. Results indicated that although nearly half of this group had passed the driving test, clinical assessment of cognitive functioning did not discriminate between drivers and non-drivers.