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Driving Test.

Roy

Hi, my youngest son keeps taking driving tests and not passing, we are 99% sure  he has ADHD, he was expelled from school when 13, the school couldn’t handle his outbursts. He drives very well, when at the test his anxiety goes off the scale, he sits in the car shaking, I’ve tried everything I can think of, I even took him to a test centre on a country route. Unfortunately his theory test has now expired so we are now on test 3 of that. He really needs to drive, he is now 21 and can progress at work a lot with a license. There is a box on the application for special requirements, unfortunately he is not officially diagnosed.

Does anyone have any ideas?

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  • If your son is confident and capable when driving in lessons then it looks like where you need to focus on is the stress of the test itself.

    Does he have any medication for anxiety? If not then I would consider speaking to your GP to get something to help with this. My therapist suggested a drug with the active ingredient of bupropion hydrochloride which she understands is widely used with ASD patients because it works well with the nature of the anxiety we experience.

    You can find a lot more about this by researching one of the brand names which use this ingredient - wellbutrin  (I no connection to the company and I strongly recomment speaking to your doctor before even considering using it on your son).

    I believe it does not cause "dullness" in the same way many other anti-depressants do, but works to block the checmicals that trigger the anxiety. Please do your own research if you are interested.

    Failing that, maybe hipnosys could get him into a state of mind when he feels confident on the day.

    Good luck to you both.

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  • If your son is confident and capable when driving in lessons then it looks like where you need to focus on is the stress of the test itself.

    Does he have any medication for anxiety? If not then I would consider speaking to your GP to get something to help with this. My therapist suggested a drug with the active ingredient of bupropion hydrochloride which she understands is widely used with ASD patients because it works well with the nature of the anxiety we experience.

    You can find a lot more about this by researching one of the brand names which use this ingredient - wellbutrin  (I no connection to the company and I strongly recomment speaking to your doctor before even considering using it on your son).

    I believe it does not cause "dullness" in the same way many other anti-depressants do, but works to block the checmicals that trigger the anxiety. Please do your own research if you are interested.

    Failing that, maybe hipnosys could get him into a state of mind when he feels confident on the day.

    Good luck to you both.

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