Does a Peer Led Autism Travel Training Program Work? A Collaborative Autoethnography

This publication is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project. one author of this publication is identified as autistic in the project.

About the autistic author marker

Metadata sources used for this reference

OpenAlex Crossref OpenCitations
Learn more about the sources used

Davidson, A., Tomczuk, L. D., Kinnealey, M., & Pfeiffer, E. (2025). Does a Peer Led Autism Travel Training Program Work? A Collaborative Autoethnography. CommonHealth, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.15367/94k1vs23

Publication date: 24 Apr 2025 Added to AutiHub: 26 Oct 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
Publisher source (DOI) Full text OpenAlex source

This publication is integrated into AutiHub through:

Authors

Publication authors
4
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 4 (25.0%)
  1. Amber Davidson
  2. Luke D. Tomczuk *
  3. Moya Kinnealey
  4. Elizabeth Pfeiffer

Abstract

This is a collaborative autoethnography of the lived experiences of a peer interventionist and program coordinator implementing travel training programs for young adults on the autism spectrum (ASD). Background: Transition age and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) report lower levels of community participation, which includes social, employment, education, and leisure activities. Low levels of community participation are associated with low levels of health-related quality of life. Access to transportation is a significant barrier to community participation for individuals with ASD. A variety of travel training programs are used to address this barrier. Peer led travel training is an innovative approach for individuals with ASD. Method: This research used a collaborative autoethnography to explore the experiences and perceptions of the peer interventionist and program coordinator involved in the travel training program. Results: Peer intervention has a positive impact on both the mentor and the mentee when executed by the coordinator with attention to environmental factors and family dynamics. Conclusion: This collaborative autoethnography highlights the importance of relationship building between the peer interventionist, travel training program coordinator, participants, and participants’ families to the success of travel training. The autoethnography reflects a dynamic, flexible, and resilient relationship to achieve successful transportation goals using peer led travel training with implications for practice.

Bibliography cited by this reference

Cited references are imported from external metadata sources when they are available. The list may be partial.

Cited bibliography overview

These indicators describe the bibliography cited by this publication. An author name is counted each time it appears in one cited reference, so the same person can be counted more than once. Names not yet linked to an author already present in AutiHub are treated as unknown, not as non-autistic. Last computed: 28 Oct 2026 01:01.

Cited references
1
With a DOI
1
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
0
0 / 1 (0.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
0 / 1 (0.0%)
References with detected author names
1 / 1 (100.0%)
Without detected author names
0
Without a structured title
0
Without a stable identifier
0
References with raw author names still to review
0
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
These indicators apply to cited references displayed on this page, after technical duplicates have been merged. A reference without a DOI can still support author statistics when a title and author names are available.
Author names detected in the cited bibliography
12
From DOI or external metadata
12
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
0
0 / 12 (0.0%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 12 / 12 (100.0%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
0 / 12 (0.0%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. No detected author names are currently linked to an author already present in AutiHub. Distinct people identified as autistic: 0 / 12 (0.0%).
  1. Surona Visagie , Arne H. Eide , Karin Dyrstad , Hasheem Mannan , Leslie Swartz , Marguerite Schneider et al. (2017). Factors related to environmental barriers experienced by persons with and without disabilities in diverse African settings . PLOS ONE, 12(10), e0186342. Public Library of Science (PLoS).
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186342
    OpenCitations