All About Autism

Hey everyone! In this post, I’m talking about autism and driving, specifically how driving a Tesla has helped ease my driving anxiety. Let's dive in! Welcome Back to The Aspie World Hey guys, welcome back to The Aspie World! My name is Dan, and I have autism, ADHD, and a few other conditions. Today, we’re discussing autism, anxiety, and driving. If you want to learn more about autism and see more videos like this, hit the subscribe button and click the notification bell. Let’s get started! My Journey with Driving Driving can be incredibly challenging for autistic individuals due to the various elements involved. When I first started learning to drive, my instructor's straightforward commands—turn the key, check the mirrors—didn’t make much sense to me. I didn’t understand the mechanics of how the car moved. This lack of understanding increased my anxiety and decreased my confidence. To overcome this, I researched how a car works, focusing on the clut...

Here is the secret to autism and driving issues you NEED to see! So you are having issues with driving and being on the autism spectrum right? Lots of people believe that autistic people cannot drive and are un-able to learn to drive. This is simply not true, I’m autistic and I drive. Autistic people can drive but they just need a little bit of extra help when trying to learn to drive. When I was learning to drive I realise what one of the biggest issues was for me. Learning to drive in a car was so overwhelming as there was so many different parts to remember and memorise whilst sitting in a car with an instructor. Not only that you also had to make sure that you were sensory okay so the temperature and the smells and the sounds were okay for you to drive. But the main thing that came for me was that when I realised how the car worked logically looking at the engine knowing how the gearbox worth knowing how the clutch worked when I realised how this worked ...