Driving & Lack of Concentration - Does this happen to you?
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:39 am
Twice in the past two days I've found myself driving & taking a route that wasn't the way I intended to go.
For example yesterday I had taken my wife & mother in law to a hospital appointment & in the car Park afterwards we all discussed how my mother in law was coming home with us & not back to her own home.
However after a few minutes on the journey my wife who had been on her phone & not taking much notice suddenly looked up & asked where e were going as I had taken the route back to my mother in laws It was only then I realised I wasnt going where I was supposed to. My brain had wandered off thinking about other things that I wasn't concentrating on where I was going.
Again today similar thing happened. Been out to an appointment for work & knew the route I needed to take to get to the next one so set off. Few minutes later I realised I wasn't taking route I intended to as my mind had gone off elsewhere.
I know everyone forgets where they are going sometimes but this happens to me frequently & I was wondering if other people with Dyspraxia find it happening to them.
I've only very recently been diagnosed so trying to fully understand how my dyspraxia affects me.
For example yesterday I had taken my wife & mother in law to a hospital appointment & in the car Park afterwards we all discussed how my mother in law was coming home with us & not back to her own home.
However after a few minutes on the journey my wife who had been on her phone & not taking much notice suddenly looked up & asked where e were going as I had taken the route back to my mother in laws It was only then I realised I wasnt going where I was supposed to. My brain had wandered off thinking about other things that I wasn't concentrating on where I was going.
Again today similar thing happened. Been out to an appointment for work & knew the route I needed to take to get to the next one so set off. Few minutes later I realised I wasn't taking route I intended to as my mind had gone off elsewhere.
I know everyone forgets where they are going sometimes but this happens to me frequently & I was wondering if other people with Dyspraxia find it happening to them.
I've only very recently been diagnosed so trying to fully understand how my dyspraxia affects me.