Learning to drive

Our son was worried about the multi tasking element of driving so he learned on an automatic and passed second time. His driving is limited to journeys he is familiar with and are not too long or on motorways. We practise an unfamiliar route by taking him in our car first so he can visualise it, then he does it in his car either with one of us initially or on his own, depending on how confident he feels.   Having an automatic car and inbuilt satnav has reduced the multitasking to a level he can cope with and his instructor said he was a delight to teach and a careful sensible driver. If you explain he has autism to the instructor, he might be able to take him out on a session and assess his ability before committing to multiple lessons. Good luck.

Our son was worried about the multi tasking element of driving so he learned on an automatic and passed second time. His driving is limited to journeys he is familiar with and are not too long or on motorways. We practise an unfamiliar route by taking him in our car first so he can visualise it, then he does it in his car either with one of us initially or on his own, depending on how confident he feels.   Having an automatic car and inbuilt satnav has reduced the multitasking to a level he can cope with and his instructor said he was a delight to teach and a careful sensible driver. If you explain he has autism to the instructor, he might be able to take him out on a session and assess his ability before committing to multiple lessons. Good luck.