Driving skills study: teens with autism versus typical teens
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study compares how adolescents with autism learn to drive versus those without autism. Researchers will observe your driving to understand if autism affects how you learn this important skill, which may help develop better driving training methods.
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Who can take part
- You must be 15–17 years old
- You must have passed the written driver's license test but have less than 5 hours of actual driving experience
- You must be enrolled in the social security system (France)
- If you have autism, you cannot have an intellectual disability and must have a Fluid Reasoning score above 80
- You cannot have ADHD, ODD, specific language difficulties, or a history of childhood head injury
- You cannot be taking driving lessons or participating in another research study at the same time
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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