TV's Frink said:

DrCrowTStarwars said:

Yeah that is what I need to take meds for and why I can't drive a car.

It's also why I have trouble making myself understood and get really upset some times.

This article really does a good job of outlining what it is like.

As someone who has been told a few times I am "lucky" to be autistic because it makes me really smart and keeps my feelings from getting hurt, I like this article.

My daughter is an aspie. She's only seven, so we (and she) haven't had to deal with issues that you have to deal with, but they're coming....

What do the meds do for you? And what challenges do you have in driving? Is it sensory, or something else?

Well glad she is getting help.

One of the things I take meds for is the fact that I just have trouble breaking focus and moving on to the next thing if I don't think i have done it perfectly. I am also prone to panic attacks and I started having major mood swings when I was around 15. The driving thing has to do with two things, one I tend to get tunnel vision and only be able to focus on one thing when doing something like driving a car. Two and this is related I have a hard time doing more then one thing at a time with my body. I can just about do two different things at once with my hands and get by playing video games but if I have to use my feet, hands, and pay attention to the road all at once I just can't do it no matter what meds I am on. I am going on 30 now and I have been trying two to six times a year since i was sixteen to drive a car but every time I try I end up freezing up and unable to control the car.

I really hope your daughter doesn't have to deal with any of these problems.

Take care.