Behavioral Health Business May 6, 2024
Fostering independence can be an empowering goal for adolescents with autism as they navigate their path to adulthood.
However, clinicians often feel ill-equipped to guide their patients through one significant milestone in the transition to greater autonomy: obtaining a driver’s license.
That’s according to a new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, which found that clinicians play a critical role in a patient’s decision to seek out a driver’s license and act as intermediaries between adolescents with autism and their caregivers.
“Through our interviews with healthcare providers caring for autistic adolescents and their caregivers, we learned that talking about driving often sparked a broader conversation about independence and autonomy that many families hadn’t yet considered,”...
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