Jayo wrote:
However, one thing I HAVE been criticized on is sometimes driving too slow...not way too slow, but accused of "senior speeds". Which led to some mild peer ridicule. However, that's not a symptom or manifestation of Aspergers per se, IMO - I see it as more of coping mechanism, I mean, if you don't have the same processing speed for multiple stimuli, wouldn't YOU tend to drive a bit slower than others?? But others saw this as a "weird behaviour", not a coping mechanism for self-preservation. Sigh
I had slow processing speed at age 15 at last test (and going back to an early age), and I suspect I still do, but driving for some reason is one of those few weird tasks where I can get into a
flow and always know exactly what I should be doing. How can someone with slow proecssing speed drive like I do?
EDIT: I guess one explanation is that I love driving. Ever since I was 5 I wanted to drive. In fact, when I was 5, at night I took my parents' car out of the driveway and accidently crashed into our next door neighbor's house. This was after observing my mum's driving for a while.