#drivingwhileautistic - Twitter Hashtag

over 2 years ago

#DrivingWhileAutistic can pose unique challenges. Join AuSM for our next workshop, Learning to Drive While Autistic on Feb. 20. https://t.co/VvYjtzcYsH #AutisticLifeSkills #IndependentLiving #DisabilityIndependence #AutisticIndependence

AutismMN's tweet photo. #DrivingWhileAutistic can pose unique challenges. Join AuSM for our next workshop, Learning to Drive While Autistic on Feb. 20. https://t.co/VvYjtzcYsH
#AutisticLifeSkills #IndependentLiving #DisabilityIndependence #AutisticIndependence https://t.co/0vrT1Ws8Sm

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

Anyway, that's my experience of #DrivingWhileAutistic. It won't be everyone's experience, but if it resonates with you, I hope you feel less alone ❤️ #ActuallyAutistic (12/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

If I do have to drive to a new place, I study the route on Google Maps beforehand and use satellite view to check the parking and junctions. And I can't stop thinking and worrying about making the drive. #DrivingWhileAutistic (11/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

Then we get to parking. Reversing makes my brain glitch in a way that completely scrambles my spatial awareness so that I have no fecking idea where the edges of my car are. #DrivingWhileAutistic (9/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

Driving at night is a whole other sensory nightmare, with a constant stream of bright lights right in your eyeballs, and having to remember to switch between low and high beams. #DrivingWhileAutistic (8/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

If I DO get something wrong, I obsess about it for the rest of the day, replaying it in my mind and reflecting on how I could have done better. #DrivingWhileAutistic (7/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

I also interpret everything as aggression, so if I'm being tailgated I feel like an antelope being chased across the plains by a lion, and it's terrifying. If I hear a horn blast I assume it's at me. #DrivingWhileAutistic (6/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

But to communicate WHAT?! That I should go ahead of them? That I did something wrong? That my car is on fire? That there's a hazard ahead? #DrivingWhileAutistic (5/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

There's a Highway Code with The Rules, but not everybody sticks to The Rules and it's super confusing. There's another unwritten code that involves flashing lights to communicate with other drivers. #DrivingWhileAutistic (4/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

While I'm sorting out this mass of info, I'm also needing to react to incoming stimuli appropriately and quickly. On hard mode, add in some distracting extra sensory input in the form of rain/roadworks. #DrivingWhileAutistic (3/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

As my brain doesn't filter visual information in a typical way, I see every tiny detail. My brain is working overtime to sort out what's important info (road signs) and what isn't (clouds), and it's having to do it at speed. #DrivingWhileAutistic (2/12)

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𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚎𝚛𝚗🌱 @AutBrainDump

almost 4 years ago

A little thread about what driving is like for me. Please note that this is not every autistic person's experience of driving. My wife is autistic and is a very competent driver. #ActuallyAutistic #DrivingWhileAutistic (1/12)

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