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[quote=Anonymous]To the pp who was offended that this wasn't a "real" disability--it absolutely can be, there is an impairment that affects a major life function. It may have to do with spatial sense or other things, and it may or may not affect other things she does or might do. It might be that she had more trouble than most people learning the necessary skills when she was young and now has a psychological barrier to learning them.

Example: I remember how hard it was to learn to tell if the vehicle was properly centered in the road. My dad and I took a trip to my grandma's and he had me drive. My adaptation at the time was to look at where the driver's front corner of the car was in relation to the center line, but I had to keep my head still to maintain that position visually. My neck got horribly stiff during that drive.

It took me ages to have the nerve to pass on a 2-lane road and I'm still cautious about it--when I do, my adrenaline spikes and my heart pounds. Or to calculate if I have enough room to cross an intersection when I have a stop sign. These are things I had to consciously calculate to figure out. It was a revelation when I realized--very late--that at an intersection I can use the distance I have to drive to cross it compared to the distance approaching cars have to reach it and factor in that they will be traveling faster since they are already moving.

It might be something she could overcome with the right training, or perhaps not.

Years ago I learned about a program in Minnesota--I expect they have them elsewhere--that evaluates people with disabilities, including things that affect attention and perception--with regard to driving, does driver training and also assesses what driving situations are not appropriate for the person. The program was developed by an organization founded for disability rehab in the 1920s. Maybe there is something like that in her country. [/quote]

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