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DRIVING

LibstheHobbit

hello!

I would like some advice from some autistic people. 

I'm 21 and I have been considering learning to drive but I am anxious about pretty much every part of driving. 

If you are autistic and can drive could you tell me about your experiences?

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  • Might depend how ASC affects your co-ordination.

    I'm a pretty independent soul and wanted to drive badly in my youth. In my third attempt some fool of a driving instructor even gave me a licence. Thereafter, I was forever scraping my dad's car against objects which just refused to be where I thought they were. But see, I'm also one of those who can't hit a ball with a bat because the ball is never where I think it is. I now haven't driven in nearly 30 years. I keep the licence for ID purposes only.

    Then again, I have a friend with Asperger's who drives just fine. He owned a lovely MG, actually. He's also good at sport, so I suppose his co-ordination isn't affected at all.

    So, I guess the answer is how does ASC affect your co-ordination? If not, go right ahead. It will give you independence. If so, you might find it tricky. In the end, you won't know till you try. Book a couple of lessons and see how it goes. The instructor's duel controls should mean you can't get into any trouble.

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  • Might depend how ASC affects your co-ordination.

    I'm a pretty independent soul and wanted to drive badly in my youth. In my third attempt some fool of a driving instructor even gave me a licence. Thereafter, I was forever scraping my dad's car against objects which just refused to be where I thought they were. But see, I'm also one of those who can't hit a ball with a bat because the ball is never where I think it is. I now haven't driven in nearly 30 years. I keep the licence for ID purposes only.

    Then again, I have a friend with Asperger's who drives just fine. He owned a lovely MG, actually. He's also good at sport, so I suppose his co-ordination isn't affected at all.

    So, I guess the answer is how does ASC affect your co-ordination? If not, go right ahead. It will give you independence. If so, you might find it tricky. In the end, you won't know till you try. Book a couple of lessons and see how it goes. The instructor's duel controls should mean you can't get into any trouble.

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