Defensive driving can conjure up images from movie scenes where the driver executed a maneuver to avoid a crash by pushing the vehicle to its limits. However, a driver practicing defensive driving strategies is being proactive and therefore rarely if ever has to make quick evasive maneuvers.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that interferes with dopamine-producing neurons. People with PD may experience symptoms related to movement, vision, and cognition. Any of these three symptoms may affect driving.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects social, communication, and behavioral skills. In addition, individuals with ASD may experience coordination deficits, anxiety, limitations in concentration, executive function challenges Driving requires all of these skills and abilities.
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