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Driving instructors

Beeman

Hello.

I'm trying to find driving instructors in the Hertfordshire/ Cambridge / Essex borders who have experience of teaching pupils with ASD and I'm struggling. My 18 year old son was learning with an instructor who was aware of his condition and who seemed keen to teach him, but after a year the instructor asked to stop as he didn't feel my son was making progress.

I've contacted Julia Malkin but no ADIs from her scheme close to us it seems.

Please can anybody give me some specific names of instructors  or hints where else I might look?

Thank you in anticipation 

Beeman

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  • I'm in a neighbouring county and learning with AA. It came as a surprise to me to find that not only had my driving instructor successfully taught ASD before but he had realised I had it without my saying so; more of a surprise since I find his personality somewhat objectionable. Good luck to your son.

    "After a year" made me wince... I've been paying for my own lessons and I've just forked out for another ten hours to make it up to 30... Such a lot of money!

    I'm 26 now by the way. I wanted to learn to drive at 18 but despite previously promising to contribute some money towards it, my mother then refused all payment because she thought I wasn't ready. She was probably right. That and the fact I was deeply depressed at the time and I think she thought I'd wrap the car round a tree on purpose (my brother said I wouldn't do that because I'd like the car too much). If he's been going for a year and not making progress, obviously you've poured a lot of time, effort and money into this but are you sure he's fully ready to drive? What is preventing his progress? Anxiety? Not getting on with his instructor? Not enjoying learning to drive? Or has he just reached a plateau and is not improving for no descernable reason?

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  • I'm in a neighbouring county and learning with AA. It came as a surprise to me to find that not only had my driving instructor successfully taught ASD before but he had realised I had it without my saying so; more of a surprise since I find his personality somewhat objectionable. Good luck to your son.

    "After a year" made me wince... I've been paying for my own lessons and I've just forked out for another ten hours to make it up to 30... Such a lot of money!

    I'm 26 now by the way. I wanted to learn to drive at 18 but despite previously promising to contribute some money towards it, my mother then refused all payment because she thought I wasn't ready. She was probably right. That and the fact I was deeply depressed at the time and I think she thought I'd wrap the car round a tree on purpose (my brother said I wouldn't do that because I'd like the car too much). If he's been going for a year and not making progress, obviously you've poured a lot of time, effort and money into this but are you sure he's fully ready to drive? What is preventing his progress? Anxiety? Not getting on with his instructor? Not enjoying learning to drive? Or has he just reached a plateau and is not improving for no descernable reason?

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