Vindin Priscilla, Cordier Reinie, Wilson Nathan J, Parsons Lauren, Lee Hoe
Curtin School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.
PLoS One. 2025 Jun 27;20(6):e0324934. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324934. eCollection 2025.
Driving licencing rates remain lower for autistic individuals capable of driving a motor vehicle, which can limit achieving independence in community mobility. However, there is limited autism-specific guidance in current driver training. The development and evaluation of the feasibility of an autism-specific Driving Training Program (DTP) intervention was conducted to improve the likelihood that autistic student drivers will safely and successfully learn to drive a motor vehicle and gain a driver's licence. The DTP intervention was developed using a modified stepped approach for developing complex skills-based interventions. The Goals for Driving Education framework for explaining driving training behaviour modification formed the foundation of the intervention. A small-scale study was conducted using a single group pre-post-test design (n = 5), followed by semi-structured interviews and a survey (n = 12) to evaluate the feasibility of intervention components and participant acceptability. The driving performance of the autistic student drivers significantly improved, demonstrating the feasibility of the DTP intervention for training autistic student drivers to learn to drive. Participants also found the intervention acceptable, with program component refinement suggested. The DTP intervention is feasible for a larger randomised controlled trial after modifying highlighted program components.
对于有能力驾驶机动车的自闭症患者而言，其驾照获取率仍然较低，这可能会限制他们在社区出行中实现独立。然而，当前的驾驶员培训中针对自闭症的指导有限。为了提高自闭症学生驾驶员安全、成功地学会驾驶机动车并获得驾照的可能性，开展了一项针对自闭症的驾驶培训项目（DTP）干预措施的可行性开发与评估。DTP干预措施采用了一种经过改进的逐步方法来开发基于复杂技能的干预措施。用于解释驾驶培训行为改变的驾驶教育目标框架构成了该干预措施的基础。采用单组前后测设计开展了一项小规模研究（n = 5），随后进行了半结构化访谈和一项调查（n = 12），以评估干预措施各组成部分的可行性和参与者的可接受性。自闭症学生驾驶员的驾驶表现有显著改善，这表明DTP干预措施对于培训自闭症学生驾驶员学习驾驶是可行的。参与者也认为该干预措施是可接受的，并建议对项目组成部分进行完善。在对突出的项目组成部分进行修改后，DTP干预措施对于更大规模的随机对照试验是可行的。
