Can Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder Use Virtual Reality Driving Simulation Training to Evaluate and Improve Driving Performance? An Exploratory Study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 2544-2555

  Cox, Daniel J ^a   Brown, Timothy ^b   Ross, Veerle ^c   Moncrief, Matthew ^a   Schmitt, Rose ^b   Gaffney, Gary ^b   Reeve, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asperger; Autism; Driving; Driving safety; Driving simulation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SIMULATION TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY DRIVING SIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY; EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SIMULATION TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019582726     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3164-7     Document Type: Article

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