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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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  • I love driving but can get stressed with it when it's busy so I try to only drive at quiet times. My favourite time to drive is early on Sunday mornings, it's bliss I literally see no one else which is lovely.

    One of my favourite driving experiences was when I took my sister and I down to Devon to meet my parents who had gone down a few days before, I stayed at home to wait for my sister as she didn't finish work until a few days later and as it was my parents wedding anniversary we thought we would surprise them.

    The journey started of ok. I was driving my Ford Capri and the first hour of travel went superbly and then we took to the country roads, the speed limit was 40 so I did a steady 35 mostly because I didn't want to get done for speeding. We went round this corner and literally there was a cow, not even joking here! It took up the whole road and the speed we were doing I would have hit it, so I stamped the breaks and turned the wheel. To the side of the car was a verge and hedge - goodbye immaculate Capri gold paint job!
    The car hit the verge with a bang and the front end nestled into the hedge, with the rear end sticking up out of the hedge.

    We waited for the RAC to recover us for over an hour, with the cow stood by the car eating the grass. Despite the slight damage to the poor car I can't deny my sister and I laughed about it then she laugh about it still now and it remains one of my favourite car moments.

    Oh and for anyone curious about the cow the farmer collected her while we were waiting for the RAC. Apparently someone had left a gate open and several had escaped. He did offer to pull out the Capri with his tractor which was good of him.

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  • I love driving but can get stressed with it when it's busy so I try to only drive at quiet times. My favourite time to drive is early on Sunday mornings, it's bliss I literally see no one else which is lovely.

    One of my favourite driving experiences was when I took my sister and I down to Devon to meet my parents who had gone down a few days before, I stayed at home to wait for my sister as she didn't finish work until a few days later and as it was my parents wedding anniversary we thought we would surprise them.

    The journey started of ok. I was driving my Ford Capri and the first hour of travel went superbly and then we took to the country roads, the speed limit was 40 so I did a steady 35 mostly because I didn't want to get done for speeding. We went round this corner and literally there was a cow, not even joking here! It took up the whole road and the speed we were doing I would have hit it, so I stamped the breaks and turned the wheel. To the side of the car was a verge and hedge - goodbye immaculate Capri gold paint job!
    The car hit the verge with a bang and the front end nestled into the hedge, with the rear end sticking up out of the hedge.

    We waited for the RAC to recover us for over an hour, with the cow stood by the car eating the grass. Despite the slight damage to the poor car I can't deny my sister and I laughed about it then she laugh about it still now and it remains one of my favourite car moments.

    Oh and for anyone curious about the cow the farmer collected her while we were waiting for the RAC. Apparently someone had left a gate open and several had escaped. He did offer to pull out the Capri with his tractor which was good of him.

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