Can People with Asperger's syndrome learn how to drive a Car

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I wasn't aware when I was growing up that I was an Aspie and that was occasioning motor skills delays. I flunked driver's ed the first time around and had to beg my instructor to pass me the second time around by promising not to seek my license until my 17th birthday. Despite some crabbiness from the examiner, I passed the on-the-road test for my license the first time around.

However, I know of a number of relatives and acquaintances who I have suspected may have been on the spectrum who never learned to drive due to anxiety or motor skills or didn't learn to drive until late in life when they had no other way to get around.

I received my driver's license when I was 16 years old. I actually backed into another car in the DMV parking lot on my driving test, but they still passed me! Most people don't like driving with me though. They say I drive like an old lady. I also have no depth perception, so pulling out on to a busy street takes a very long time for me. I also have a very difficult time judging how close things are to the sides of me. Because of this, I absolutely cannot drive next to concrete dividers or down narrow streets. I've only had one serious accident though, I rolled a car at 70 MPH. That wasn't fun.

I have been driving since I was 15 and I got my license at 17. I never had any problems driving and I have been driving for over thirty years. I can also drive on any road, highway. freeway. country road whatever. And I can drive any kind of vehicle, stick shift, automatic, tiny cars, big vans. I have never driven a really big truck though but I could most likely do it. I have pulled a trailer too. Sometimes bridges scare me a little though especially super high ones. I try to stay on the inside lanes on those. Sometimes night driving is hard for me though because the headlights on other cars are too bright. But I just got some of those HD night glare reducing driving glasses so I am going to see if they help.

I am not going to try to get my license anytime soon.
1) I get lost easily
2) am clumsy
3) I don't have that much spatial skills
4) I startle easily
5) I panic easily
6) I have trouble paying attention at more than one thing at a time
well, so far buses are just fine

Yes, absolutely.
I have my full license and I have never had a crash - I have had one person crash into me once many years ago at no fault of mine.

I have been told by others that I am a good driver. I enjoy driving and I love my car.
I do get anxious driving to places I have not driven to before and feel more comfort taking the same route to a familiar location each time.

Can People with cars learn how to drive aspergers?

Impressive necromancy. This thread was dead for over 5 years before yesterday~

I can drive. I kind of enjoy it when there's not too much traffic.

Some autistics have driver's license and some autistics don't have driver's license

Just like some neurotypicals have driver's license and some neurotypicals don't have driver's license

Based on posts from Wrong Planet, it sounds like a disproportionate number of autistics don't have driver's license

Autism is comorbid with Visual Spatial Processing Disorder

I've been driving since 1986, so yes. Then again, I don't have Aspergers Syndrome ...

I would be a danger to other people if i drove a car no joke, let alone getting insurance, being eco-friendly, and living local to work so public transport is reliable at least. It would often be a dream of mine should I have the money to get lessons and pass the test and get a nice fancy SUV as a first vehicle.

I have a license but I don't drive very often, and I avoid it as much as possible because it makes me nervous. I took Driver's Ed and private lessons and I studied very hard for my tests. I passed on my first try even.