My son had to leave college because of severe depression. Now that he is home he is getting better quickly. Maybe he doesn't need medication. Maybe it was just...
Personally I have concentration problems and Epilepsy, so I don't want a drivers license anyway, but I miss the freedom of having a car. Does he want a drivers...
... I drive. I probably drive safer than most of the drivers out there, since I find it so difficult to not pay attention. I've never had a moving violation...
... Of course we do. It's quite common. ... The same way everyone else does. :-) -- Homemade scented candles to bring warmth and fragrance to your home......
... Some people with AS do drive and drive well, others drive who probably shouldn't. I don't drive. I seem to have some additional neurological issues with...
You sound like a super mom - incredibly supportive. He is very lucky to have you! It's probably best to encourage his independence in whatever way you can,...
He has no interest in getting a drivers license but he worries about never being independent. Maybe I should just drop the whole thing. I thought that if he...
A few steps at a time, is probably best. There are possibly other solutions, depending upon where you live, his level of social pragmatics and how un-anxious...
I don't drive because I couldn't take the stress and always ended up with a panic attack. I always was a "nervous driver" when I had my learner's permit....
Brad: Hear, hear - I was a science and technology geek through my childhood, but I dropped out of high school at about 14. I couldn't take any more, period. ...
... I was in a similar situation. I didn't want to learn how to drive, but I realized that at some point I had to (public transportation where I live is ...
I really wanted to drive right when I got to high school. I found out that the driving age in Montana was 14 1/2 and I was 14 at the time but the problem was I...
I have my driver's lisence. I got it in June 2002 when I was 16. I passed the driving test in May. I had to go through normal stuff NT's go through. Read the...
... When I took my test in California, they had just recently raised the speed limit from 55 MPH. There were several questions about the maximum speed limit,...
... I agree, it probably was. College can be an extremely difficult place for an autistic to deal with... In some ways, it's better than high school, because...
... Denise, I think that sometimes, the community college is actually a *better* deal for someone's first few years of school. I am planning to stay at Mesa...
http://www.thejanepauleyshow.com/aboutshow/today.html was a mind-blowing thing. I usually skip such programs, but sloth paid off BIG TIME for me as I was not...
... I'm only "self-diagnosed" so I'm not sure I qualify to answer. I was dx'ed with "Minimal brain dysfunction" as a child, and re-dx'ed as "ADHD' as an adult,...
... 4660072- ... a ... cars ... he ... change ... control ... What good, concrete, practical ideas you have. Thank you. I really need advice. I am tired of...
If you can learn to drive, your a better man than I am! I get too anxious and uptight too easily. My psychotherapist has given me strict instructions: DO NOT...
... Same here. I didn't get my driver's license until I was out of college and got my first job at age 24. Fortunately we had BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)...
Sometimes it *is* the car. My husband was a dangerously panicky and sloppy driver in our big Oldsmobile. We got pulled over by the police once (we're lucky...
Why am I so passionate about things that people tell me shouldn't affect me because of "logical" reasons? That I have an "unhealthy obsession with" things? ...
... It would be easier for us to help you figure it out if you could say what some of the "things" are -- perseverations? fears? anger? -- Denise DeGraf ~*~...
One of my college professors was recently arrested for attempted solicitation of sex from a minor. He was set up in a sting operation, after spending months...
Are there any aspies out there who just don't drive period? I found that as hard as I tried, I just couldn't get rid of my nervous, panicky feeling while at...
How many of us out there NEED to have quiet and solitude? I find that I'm at my best in a quiet, secluded environment. Going out shopping can be a challenge,...
This was my experience growing up, too. I went through periods where I *did* try to fit in; during these times, I would find myself just being interested in...
That said, my attempts to be popular usually ended up with me being ostracized even more than if I wasn't trying to be popular at all. For example, I would...
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