When my wife was toying with learning to drive I suggested she learn on an automatic. No clutch and gears to worry about. Later, when she was comfortable driving in traffic and the like, she would up-skill to a manual.
In today's traffic, learning all the skills at once is no easy task. Things were a lot easier in 1965, when I learned to drive. Mind you, I had to learn to double declutch, as the three gear car I learned on had no synchromesh on first.