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Hi, does anyone have any stories they want to share regarding driving as an autistic person? I have been learning since early last year and just failed my practical test today. I find it really hard to judge distances/speeds of cars which means I don't know when it's safe to pull out. I got a serious fault for undue hesitation because it was a repeated issue. I just don't understand how you are meant to know, when there are so many variables and every time is different. 

I haven't disclosed my autism to the DVLA because I didn't think it affects my driving, but does anyone have any ideas about how autism affects their driving? I am thinking that maybe it's time to disclose...

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  • Hi I can share a story with you. I have had loads of lessons in a manual car but I don’t understand the gears so I’m hoping to learn automatic instead. During one of my lessons I messed up big time and I stalled and blocked the road when a fire truck was coming down the road with its blue lights and siren on no great at all my driving instructor Cindy had to try to manoeuvre quickly to let them pass not a great lesson. There was another time I was driving home on a duel carriageway during rush hour and as I approached a roundabout the clutch broke and the car wouldn’t move the cars behind were sounding their horns I started freaking out luckily Cindy managed to get the car to safety and got her son to pick me up to take me home and I got a free driving lesson that day so that’s my experience. When I finish university I am going to start having lessons in an automatic again car. 

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  • Hi I can share a story with you. I have had loads of lessons in a manual car but I don’t understand the gears so I’m hoping to learn automatic instead. During one of my lessons I messed up big time and I stalled and blocked the road when a fire truck was coming down the road with its blue lights and siren on no great at all my driving instructor Cindy had to try to manoeuvre quickly to let them pass not a great lesson. There was another time I was driving home on a duel carriageway during rush hour and as I approached a roundabout the clutch broke and the car wouldn’t move the cars behind were sounding their horns I started freaking out luckily Cindy managed to get the car to safety and got her son to pick me up to take me home and I got a free driving lesson that day so that’s my experience. When I finish university I am going to start having lessons in an automatic again car. 

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