bee33 wrote:
I am not able to drive. I know this because I had a car for several years that I drove every day, and I never got past the beginner stage. I can drive if there is very little traffic, or if I only have to move forward and make right turns. However, when there is a normal amount of traffic, I cannot make left turns, change lanes, merge, or drive on the freeway. This is because I have found that I am unable to stay aware of two or more things at once that are in motion.
When merging, or changing lanes, you have to simultaneously be aware of the cars in front of you, your own forward motion, and the cars beside you and the ones coming up behind you. And when making left turns you have to be aware of the cars going forward, toward you, that you have to cross in front of, and the ones turning left from the opposite lane, in front of you, and be able to judge the distance of how far they are to know if you have room to make your move. I am not able to do that.
I wonder if that may end up being the case for me. I have ADHD, and lots of people with ADHD drive.... but across the board we are objectively worse drivers than non-ADHDers.
Time will tell I suppose.
Did I mention I nearly had a crash because I tried to turn on a busy intersection, didn't have time to put the necessary thought into my turning, and almost ran into like four cars at once?
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ASD level 1 & ADHD-C (professional dx), dyscalcula (self dx), very severe RSD.
Currently in early stages of recovering from autistic burnout.
RAADs: 104 | ASQ: 30 | CAT-Q: 139 | Aspie Quiz: 116/200 (84% probability of being atypical)
02 May 2023, 4:15 am
