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McIntyre, N.; Harrah, M. – Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020
"Autism at-a-Glance" is a series of practitioner and family-friendly documents created by the Center on Secondary Education for Students with ASD (CSESA) designed for high school staff members supporting students on the autism spectrum, as well as family members of adolescents with ASD. The purpose of the "Autism at-a-Glance"…
Descriptors: Transportation, Daily Living Skills, Adolescents, Young Adults
Preston, J. A. – Exceptional Parent, 1991
This article provides information and a product listing concerning the special automobile seating needs of children with disabilities. The products listed meet the needs of children who weigh less than 20 pounds, must be transported lying down, need help with trunk control and/or head control, wear hip spica casts, are ventilator-dependent, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Disabilities, Merchandise Information, Motor Vehicles
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Hartos, Jessica L.; Beck, Kenneth H.; Simons-Morton, Bruce G. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which parents intend to place driving limits on adolescents approaching unsupervised driving. A total of 658 parents and their 16-year-old adolescents were recruited from a local Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration site as adolescents successfully tested for provisional licenses. Parents…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Traffic Safety
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Stern, Virginia W. – Volta Review, 1987
A mother describes her family's experiences with her third child, a profoundly hearing-impaired male. Topics of focus include the child's special problems with communication, transportation, and work. Emphasis is on enhancing the disabled child's independence and providing equipment (e.g., communication devices, automobiles) and personal skills to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Family Relationship, Hearing Impairments
Marin, Pilar S.; Brown, Brett V. – Child Trends, 2005
For many teens, learning to drive and obtaining a driver's license are exciting achievements,often allowing them more freedom to socialize, work at a job, or participate in other activities without being totally reliant on a parent or others for transportation. This brief provides an overview of relevant data including teen crash rates and trends,…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Late Adolescents, Driver Education, Safety Education
Utah Univ., Salt Lake City. Health Behavior Lab. – 1991
This report presents results of the 1991 Wyoming Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the 1991 Wyoming School Health Education Survey (SHES). Thirty-five schools participated in the YRBS, with 3,513 students in grades 9-12; 92 public schools with students in grades 7-12 participated in the SHES. Statistical data from the YRBS are provided in the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Bicycling