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Learning to drive

NAS85414

Good Afternoon everyone,

My 16 year old son has autism and he can't stop talking about learning to drive.  He isn't very good at multitasking and is not very good at meeting new people.  Are there any parents who have had to deal with this situation and know of what help is out there for him, to succeed in learning to drive.

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  • I can't comment from a parental point of view, but from a drivers...

    At 18 I thought this was just about my dyslexia, but apparently more to do with my Irlen's and autism...basically, I can't drive.  I can't process all that information at once, can't co-ordinate and am especially disorientated trying to do that through a mirror and objects have a habit of popping up not quite where I see them, my focus is so off.

    That said I know other autistic people who drive very well.  All I can say is your son won't know until he's tried. I would try and find an instructor who has some experience of teaching people who are autistic, though.  There maybe some work around strategies to try for some of the barriers.  If he can drive competently this would be a real boost to his independence, particularly if public transport is stressful.

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  • I can't comment from a parental point of view, but from a drivers...

    At 18 I thought this was just about my dyslexia, but apparently more to do with my Irlen's and autism...basically, I can't drive.  I can't process all that information at once, can't co-ordinate and am especially disorientated trying to do that through a mirror and objects have a habit of popping up not quite where I see them, my focus is so off.

    That said I know other autistic people who drive very well.  All I can say is your son won't know until he's tried. I would try and find an instructor who has some experience of teaching people who are autistic, though.  There maybe some work around strategies to try for some of the barriers.  If he can drive competently this would be a real boost to his independence, particularly if public transport is stressful.

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