QUICK SURVEY: Dyslexia, Autism, Spatial & Parallel Parking

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I have dyslexia. I’m a visual-spatial learner. And I suck at parallel parking.

Here‘s an excerpt from the book I’m writing, Neurodivergence: Autism & Beyond:

“Another potentially misleading spatial concept is parallel parking. This involves one’s spatial abilities, yet individuals who are otherwise good at spatial tasks may be bad at parallel parking due to dyslexia. The task involves spatial perception, but it also involves two reversals – looking in the mirror and calculating that what you’re seeing in front of you is actually behind you, and turning the wheel in one direction in order to make the car go in the opposite direction. I’m terrible at it, yet my spatial perception is excellent in many other ways – particularly when working with a two-dimensional plane.”

I want a sample size greater than just myself to cite in my book, so let’s find out if my intuition is correct.

Take the Survey: Parallel Parking & Dyslexia

Thank you so much for participating in this small study!

Fascinating answers are coming in. I want to get at least 100 responses before I begin correlating data though, so please do take the survey.

Which of these best describes your relationship to parallel parking?
So far, 29% responded, "I’m pretty bad at it so I actively avoid doing it."
And 10% said they're so bad at it that they don't try anymore.

Also 25% of respondents reported experiencing simulator sickness, which is much rarer than that among the general populace.

And only 52% of my respondents thus far resonated most with "monogamous" as their relationship style.

Looking forward to putting all this data together when more comes in.

I do actually tend to wiggle my car around a lot until I'm satisfied but driving a manual helps since it's pretty easy to hit the clutch instead of bonking into bumpers. Figured I'd post about this since I actually work with 3D software & imaging - a lot of new cars have cameras to simulate a view from the top on the dashboard screen(s), as well as blind spot cameras for merging.

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