Difference between an automatic and manual (to drive)

[Witchend]

Dd2's missing her left hand, which means she'll be able to drive, but an automatic will probably be easier.
Having spoken to someone who's just changed over, she says she's really struggling to manage.
I'd kind of assumed it would be the same without gears, how is it different to drive?
Thanks.
(she's about to learn to drive a F24 Greenpower racer, so comparisons to that, might also be useful if anyone knows that)

Thanks everyone. You've relieved my mind that when dd2 starts to drive and we change to an automatic I should be able to handle it.

I used to work in car rental so spent a lot of time switching between manual and automatic. She will find her hand automatically goes to the gear stick, over time she will get used to this. Best thing to do is tell her to plant her left foot on the floor. She will
Probably find that she still tries to decompress the clutch, after a while this will stop being second nature. She just needs to persevere with it.