ADD and driving

[halo0073]

Does anyone else have trouble with driving? I was only diagnosed a month and a half ago, at age 36. I have never been able to get my driver's license. I have had my permit  several times, but everyone I know just thinks I am so weird that I can't drive. They think I am being stubborn in not doing it. Everytime I drive it is beyond nervewracking for

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[indy_md]

when i'm by myself i'm fine but the minute i get passengers in the car i'm making stupid mistakes everywhere and nearly getting into an accident. i guess the limit of my attention is just me and the car, a passenger is too much for me. i do drive with passengers occasionally though and i've never had an accident but friends prefer they do the driving instead and think i'm a bad driver. but really, they don't see me when i'm fine by myself in the car. so the answer to your question would be yes and no. one thing that has made a difference is medication. i have never been a good parker. i'll angle park or drive into a slot but i will never parallel park or back into a slot. a few weeks ago at school, after i had taken my medication, there was a parking spot i wanted but i wasn't angled right to drive in so i back in instead and did it perfectly! maybe with the right medication you can get better at driving.

[themachinestops]

Yeah, I had the same problem with passengers in the car, or the stereo, when I was on my permit. I couldn't abide anyone talking to me, driving was hard enough without adding conversation to it. And no music/radio, ever! Oh man, I was such a FUN person to be in the car with.

[halo0073]

That's my problem too. I just know I could teach myself how to drive all alone in the car instead of with other people. Not sure how to manage that though since I have a 2 year old and a 5 year old.

[codeman38]

Heh, I don't think I could handle driving alone either-- there's too much stuff that I miss, to the point that it's helpful to have someone else in the car to alert me to it! -_-;;

[indy_md]

if i had kids i'd be a total control freak in the car. i'm not sure i could handle it.