Ready, Set, Move! Tracking Children's Modified Ride-On Car Use With a Custom Data Logger.

Purpose: To create and implement a next-generation, custom data logger to automatically track modified ride-on car (MROC) use in home and community settings, establish feasibility of long-term remote collection of community MROC use data, describe trends of MROC use, and explore parent perception of the MROC.

Methods: In this descriptive study, a custom data logger was constructed and integrated into MROCs using an Arduino Pro-Mini microprocessor to capture real-time use data remotely.

Results: It is feasible to automatically track MROC use in home and community settings.

"Kind of empowered": Perceptions of socio-emotional development in children driving ride-on cars.

Purpose/objective: Early powered mobility (PM) experiences can be essential facilitators of self-initiated mobility, socialization, and exploration for young children with disabilities. Cerebral palsy (CP) and developmental delay are two of the most common diagnoses associated with motor disability in young children with 1 in 345 children diagnosed with CP and 1 in 6 with developmental delay in the US. The purpose of this study was to explore the longitudinal experiences and caregiver perceptions of socio-emotional development in particular, in young children with disabilities during modified ride-on car (ROC) use.