Driving

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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  • I passed my driving test on the fifth attempt. I thought I just wasn’t cut out for driving but I’m now quite a confident driver and haven’t had any kind of accident in 25+ years of driving (except one time when an idiot drove into the back of me while I was stationary at the lights).

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  • I passed my driving test on the fifth attempt. I thought I just wasn’t cut out for driving but I’m now quite a confident driver and haven’t had any kind of accident in 25+ years of driving (except one time when an idiot drove into the back of me while I was stationary at the lights).

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