I got taught to drive on an auto and then bought a manual car so had to teach myself. After my brain damage it was definitely easier to begin again on auto as i was struggling with the multitasking of manual and struggling remembering where I was going to. But eased back into manual and could do it fine not long after. Just give it some time.

I drove a manual before and it was the first driving I did when I was able. I suggest taking your car somewhere far from traffic and pedestrians and just practicing until it comes back.

For those that weren't allowed to drive for a period of time after your brain injuries. So I got my license back after nearly 2 years. I have 2 cars, 1 manual and 1 automatic. The automatic one I can drive with no problems at all but I'm really struggling getting back into driving the manual one!!

Does anyone have a problem driving their car on manual?

I also had to learn how to read again. Having spent most of my life working for the newspaper trade, that's where I started, with the morning paper but man, it was tough. I would pick a very short story and then try to make sense of it but it took almost 2 years before I could read at the 6th grade level again. Luckily I'm not a winter person so when the nasty weather came, I just holed up in my bed room with a large print book and got delightfully lost.

Had to try and learn to read like i was 5 years old again...practiced with my grandbaby she's 12..now I read things over and over..then by the time i relay the message. It comes out completely different forgetting things..stuttering as i go..now i write notes. It helps.

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Does anyone have a problem driving their car on manual?

Question survivors and caregivers.. Was your reading skills affected by your injury? Did anyone have to relearn to read?