Autisic + Insomnia + Severe Migraines = Not Allowed to Drive???

kellaway225

kellaway225

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So as some of you may know i have Autism, if you dont you do now(:))
Anyway as part of my Jobseekers course thing i have been put into IT Engineer A+ course, however it seems to i have to have a driving license, now comes the trouble as i have Autism, Insomnia and suffer from severe migraines will this stop me from being allowed to learn to drive?

My Autism isnt the worst in the world, but i lose concentration easily, get angered easily, get lost VERY easy and get very paranoid now would that alone mean that i would not be allowed to learn to drive? My girlfriend has a similar level of autism and she was not allowed to learn to drive, given that i have insomnia not quite sure how that would effect anything other then on VERY rare occasions i can suddenly become very tired and having severe migraines means that i get really painful spike like pains in my eyes as well

So anyone - whats the chances that i will get rejected from being allowed to learn to drive?
are there any specific test/applications that i will have to complete due to above problems?
 
I'm not sure on the legal standing, but it sounds to me like you shouldn't be anywhere near the driving seat of a car, sorry!
 
To be honest if I was in your position I wouldn't want to be anywhere near a car let alone behind the wheel.
 
Migraines don't affect your ability to drive, well not to learn to drive, but with a migraine you would be incapacitated anyway, and thus couldn't drive. Anyone deluding themselves thinking they can drive with a migraine hasn't got a migraine.

The rest i won't speak of, depends how sever the insomnia is, how much of your inability to concentrate is autism and how much is insomnia causing tiredness?
 
You have to have a driving license to attend the course, or is that on a job ad?

It's very common that the successful applicant will have less than half the requirements from the advert, I say forget the driving license but push on anyway.
 
Theres no reason you shouldn't be able to, legally. Try getting some lessons, making sure to delcare the issue both to your instructor, on your provisional license and where ever else required. Assuming they have dual control you should be resonably safe, and will learn first hand if you will have difficulties.

Fact of the matter is, they'll probably make you sit a longer test than the average joe, and be harsher on you anyways. So if you pass, you're probably fine, or at least will know if you're not by then.

P.S. A tomtom or similar which constantly reminds you which way you should be going may help you if you ever get to the part of being on your own, and getting lost. Ultimately this is an internet forum and none of us can really judge the situation for you.
 
If it's any consolation, I don't think you come across as autistic in the slightest. Without you saying, I'd have never have known.

From what you've described though, I think perhaps driving might be a bad idea. You could always go for a few lessons though maybe and see how you feel about it? If you feel yourself losing concentration or getting tired then you have your answer one way or the other.
 
Someone who gets easily angered and also gets paranoid is not the best person to be driving on the road... If you find you can control these things, then you'll probably be ok, but it's not down to me, it's down to DVLA or VOSA. :)
 
just do a few lessons, see how you go. I m not sure myself, plenty of people get annoyed while driving anyway even with a 5 minute drive althrough in your case you may not be able to control it. as for your navigation issues, GPS.

this is assuming the relevant bodies thinks you are up to it
 
Yeahhh..Like AMG says, really... Take a few lessons - learn how to drive, see how it plays out. If you find it's simply not going to work out for you due to your autism, or you have one too many migraines whilst you're driving you have your answer there and then...

Anything's worth a punt if you think you can better yourself, right?

Obviously, this is taking into account that you're road legal anyway :P
 
@ Nix -thats coz i am okay when its online, its a bunch of people that i have never met and most likely will never meet. If you knew me personally in my day to day life then you would think differently

@ Hikari Kisugi - I have suffered with Migraines my whole life, been on things for them before but nothing works its more about the sudden attacks that i can sometimes get, they come out of the blue and can last for hours

@ AMG and jahujames - Yeah thats true, but dont you have to have a provisional license to be able to do driving lessons? which would mean that i would still need them to say that i am allowed to learn to drive before i can actually do any lessons or anything

@ jamief, Fenris, Justintime, EdwardTeach, Robboftw - Dont worry i wont come after if i do manage to learn to drive, and i do understand why you are saying it and too be honest the more i think about it the more i can see the reasons as to why they would say No but i will just have to wait and see, i am not going to go all crazy if they say no, i will be able to understand why
 
I know some type 1 diabetics and they need to get their license renewed every few years, DVLA gets reports from their GP.

As such I'd recommend you ask your GP, they will probably be able to tell you there and then if any of your conditions would be of concern to the DVLA. It would be them the DVLA asks anyway.
 
Agree

Telescopi said:
I know some type 1 diabetics and they need to get their license renewed every few years, DVLA gets reports from their GP.

As such I'd recommend you ask your GP, they will probably be able to tell you there and then if any of your conditions would be of concern to the DVLA. It would be them the DVLA asks anyway.
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+1, seek medical advice rather than ask here
 
kellaway225 said:
@ Hikari Kisugi - I have suffered with Migraines my whole life, been on things for them before but nothing works its more about the sudden attacks that i can sometimes get, they come out of the blue and can last for
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Get your dentist to make you a nocturnal splint to prevent grinding and clenching at night, it'll cut them right down, as will actively stopping yourself clenching during the day, its something to start really thinking about, catch yourself at it, when you clench, relax the jaw muscles, become OCD on it, not the clenching but stopping yourself doing it.
 
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