Aspie as driver?

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Do you think that a person with Asperger's may be a good driver?


I wonder if you ever do not enroll in a driving course. The only problem is that I have Asperger's, my mom has mixed feelings on this, but I'm an adult and she has little to say:-)

I saw some old folks behind the wheel, they often did their driving courses when my country was under communism, now diapers for adults because the defecate without knowing it, yet they still have their license,

I'm Aspie but i'm young i would certainly be better driver than those folks:-)

My only problem is that I can not afford driving course, and my mother certainly did not give money for it, I can put aside some money from my social scholarship.

I just wonder why someone in Europe And America have problems with aspie driving cars?

I'm sure you'll be fine, but please get something bigger than a maluch.

Could you get a job? Part time maybe?

I'm sure you'll be a good driver. Go ahead and take the course and see how you handle it.

Be careful with directions though. I know I've had problems in that area. I'm a pretty good driver--I'm very attentive and careful about safety--but man do I get lost. I have no independent sense of direction. If I have to go someplace new or take a route I'm not familiar with, it's incredibly nerve-wracking. One wrong turn can take me way off course and I may be stuck driving down strange roads, sometimes for hours, until I get directions from relatives or (by sheer luck) see a turnoff I recognize. It's happened to me many times and I hate it.

I use waze android app for navigation. It's free and it alerts you when there's an accident ahead.

I actually couldn't wait to start driving since it was something I had been looking forward to for years. We hired a driving school for I think it was three two hour learning sessions to get my permit for 6 months and then go for a probationary license to have until I turned 18. I actually got the hang of driving pretty quickly, and I'm known as a careful and safe driver, never got in an accident and still haven't had one now. I don't know what it is like in your country, but here in the U.S. in particular the state of New Jersey, the insurance for a young driver, especially a male, are very high. NJ has some of the highest rates if not the highest in the country. So on top of trying to get a license you have to think about how to pay for the insurance of the vehicle you will be driving, and a no thrills sedan will be a lot cheaper to insure than a sports car so keep that in mind.

I wouldn't worry to much about it, but if you have something like a permit before you have a license, make sure you PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. The more time you spend behind the wheel, the better you'll be. Because I practiced and drove every opportunity I could I past the road test while the other guy taking it with me failed because he didn't and had to wait 6 weeks before he could try again.

I learned to drive an 18 wheel tractor trailer. If I can do that, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Whats wrong with Maluch's? They are great city cars! You can park everywhere - even in a spot designed for a bike. When it breaks you can fix it using adhesive tape. And it is cheap - you can buy one for about 1000PLN (about 240 ? ). They are also "save". Front accident damage ends on the engine just like in exclusive cars. But the engine is in the back part of the car...

About driving:
I am an aspie and I have my driving license. Getting it was not much of a problem and I drive well. I am always aware of roadsigns, rules, prepared for unexpected stuffs - giving myself constant orders such as "stop sign, stop, gear 1, look left and right, free? Go. Watch out the people on the crosswalk ahead. Good, gear 2. Gear 3. Gear 4." keeps me focused. The only distraction that I can't stand is a passager talking to me when I drive. But I just tell them to shut up because I have to focus on the road and it is fine.
The only reason I don't drive atm is because I am scared and I don't really have real reason to drive. But it is normal for everyone, even NTs. You need to practice a lot before you get rid of the fear because the fear is just not trusting you know enough and you are prepared for any situation that might come, and you don't practice without a good reason because you are afraid to practice . As you gain experience the fear disappears. Once I was driving for 2 weeks day after day and in the end fear was almost gone. But now it is back because I didn't drive for a few months. But I know that if I had to drive somewhere I would do it because I know how and I am good at it.

I'm not au fait with laws in Poland, in Australia where I live anyone who books in, takes a driving test and completes it successfully is able to get a driver's licence. The only questioning about personal health was regarding epilepsy, you also had to do a simple medium distance eyesight test. I'm undiagnosed but strongly suspect I'm on the spectrum, I've been driving for well over 20 years without any problems.

Why not get your learner's permit and take a couple of lessons to see how you find it? You'll never know unless you give it a go.

PS. AspergersActor I love the AMC logo you have as your avatar, looking at that brought back lots of happy memories!