A Comparative Study of Driving Performance Among Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurotypical Adolescents

The primary objective of this study is to compare the number of driving errors made by novice adolescents (0-5 hours of driving instruction) with ASD to those made by neurotypical adolescents during a standardized driving simulator assessment. The secondary objectives of the study are to: * Compare the visual strategies used by adolescents with ASD to those of neurotypical adolescents during a driving assessment on a simulator. * Compare the types of errors and driving performance (i.e., speed, reaction time, following distance, and braking distance) of adolescents with ASD to those of neurotypical adolescents during the driving simulator assessment. * Compare the driving performance of these two groups during a real-world road assessment using the TRIP scale. * Examine the consistency between driving performance measured in the simulator and that observed in real-world conditions for both groups. * Compare the anxiety levels of these two groups during driving tests on the simulator and on the road.

NCT Number	NCT07630298
Lead Sponsor	Hopital La Musse Collaborators: French Road Safety Delegation
Conditions	Autism Spectrum Disorders
Enrollment	22 participants
Start Date	2026-07-01
Primary Completion	2027-06-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-08-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-17