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Learning to drive

How to start learning to drive

  • You can start driving a car when you’re 17.
  • You will need to book lessons with a professional driving instructor.
  • Talk about your needs with your driving instructor before your first lesson.
  • If you are autistic you can ask your driving instructor to look at this website: Driving – a guide for autistic adults in England.
  • You may be eligible for a Blue Badge to help you with parking.

Disability friendly driving instructors

  • Wycombe and South Bucks

Smiths Driving Academy

  • Harrow (Middlesex)

Disability Driving Instructors

  • Aylesbury

Pass With Class Driving School

  • Apply for or renew a Blue Badge

Buckinghamshire Council

  • Applying for a Driving Licence

Get your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online

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Disclaimer

Companies and organisations mentioned on the website are not the only people who provide that service and are not recommendations by Talkback, but just examples. We take no legal responsibility for the choice of providers.

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18 onwards:
Adult Social Care Funded Provision

Amongst other services, we provide:

  • Personal development and social skills
  • Independent living, including cooking and general household tasks
  • Practical skills, including woodworking and other trade-based activities
  • Travel and money management training
  • Relationship development and creating social networks
  • Sports and wellbeing, including mindfulness, healthy eating and managing anxiety
  • The Performing Arts – drama, dance, music and arts.
  • Employment – full time and supported
  • Art Therapy
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16-25 years old:
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Amongst other services, we provide:

  • Education support to individuals in colleges including Bucks College Group, Berkshire College of Agriculture and Reading College
  • Individual Learning Packages based on an individual’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) outcomes
  • Bespoke, community life skills education support packages
  • Creative opportunities using expressive arts, creative media and a variety of social groups
  • Relationship guidance and help building social networks
  • Life skills training to move towards independent living
  • Travel training
  • Employability skills building
  • Work experience and Supported Internship opportunities

Up to 18 years old:
Transitions work

Amongst other services, we:

  • Provide individual and group transition programmes to help people move from school to college and minimise anxiety
  • Provide information, advice and guidance to mainstream schools with a SEN department, and to specialist schools for secondary ages
  • Offer bespoke Travel Training packages for schools
  • Help co-create sport-based partnerships
  • Run parent and carer information events