You know you're dyspraxic when

[Tim G]

- When people notice your flamboyant dress sense, or stationary!

Well at least I am not the only one - both of thies are with me and to be honist I do like my flamboint sense of dress and wearing clourefull and some times phycodelic cloures.

[shadowgirl021]

3 or maybe 4 years ago, you get asked once you have used their toilet by the pub manager, whether you were on drugs!. I was really confused about why I got asked that. I guess it didn't help when I bumped into a table on the way out.
Reading through these makes me laugh and thought I would post another antidote

Saying that though..... do people who take drugs, bump into tables?

[StuartDotC]

You know you're dyspraxic when you go out twice to post a letter and both times you do something completely different (Got some shopping the first time and cigarettes the second time). Guess I'm gonna have to go out again surely this time I won't forget if I hold the letter in my hand instead of putting it in my pocket.

[Jim]

Well..just remember to post back here and let us know how your haircut went!

I get a bit scatter brained sometimes, one of my favourites is going to the fridge to get a comb when I know full well that itsn't the place for it, and then remembering that I don't actually have a comb because I don't even comb my hair anyway! My hands are my comb with often hilarious results.

Had a bit of a clumbsy one at work today as well. I've had to compensate for people either being off work or just being too unreliable... So I've taken on other peoples work load in addition to my own with the inevitable result of slipping into rush multitask mode (not good!) anyway.. Thanks to slight lack of spatial awareness I've managed to stubb my toe on 3 doorframes, Knock my elbow in similar fashion on others and bump into more people than I care to remember. All that whist being the most productive member of staff... Just think how efficient I'd be with out Dyspraxia

[Ruth]

Oh had a GREAT day today - turns out I have a severe ear infection (yuck) even the doctor said 'my goodness' when she looked in my ear!!!

Went to get my prescription - didn't have purse - left prescription at pahrmacy went home to get purse ...couldn't find purse then realised couldn't find phone!!! Panic - back to pharmacy ..yes had left purse there....home to search for purse......finally found it IN THE CAR DOOR!!! back to pahrmacy to pick up prescription.....got lost on the way home!!!!!! how is that even possible, I'd just done the trip about 4 times and it's really easy

grr arghhhh some days I get really fed up - and my ear hurts!

cup of camomile tea and a nice rant here...feeling much better

[Jim]

I think my very worst "dysbraxic" day for many years came a month or so back.

I was running slightly late (by my own schedule) for work early one morning. I knew from the day before that I needed to put diesel in my car and had planned to do so on the way to work in the morning but due to being short on time I ended up playing fuel light roulette instead.

Anyway, about mid way to work and once I'd actually passed all the petrol stations my car begins to cut out on the gas pedal.. (Now running dry in a diesel is not good because you'd have to rebleed the entire fuel injection system) so I was forced to park up before getting to work, and had to walk the rest of the way.

I phoned home whilst at work and explained my predicament, family picked me up after work with a jerry can of diesel, so that I could retrieve my car and get it to a petrol station. Luckily some diesel remained in the fuel system and I was relived that it started without problems.

The car was working properly... But I wasn't. I got to the station only to manage to choose a pump nozzle which was probably intended for LGV vehicles and hence too big for my tank, so I then had to change pumps (I must have looked a right turnip!) So there I am filling the car with diesel and then it suddenly dawns on me that I'd left my wallet at home! And had no way of paying for the diesel

I then shame facedly explain to the owner what a complete and utter tool I'd been and offered to leave my car and keys with them whist I walk the 4 mile round journey to collect my wallet. Needless to say they weren't particulary pleased!

[proud dyspraxic]

...you go out on a date, walk out without paying and only remember 2 days later!

[cpooo7]

You lay something down and lose it when you just had it a second ago.

You had so many cellphones/iPods cus you left them in your pants pocket and washed them.

[Bacon]

You run to an interview thinking you're half an hour late only to find out that you're a month early.

[emmaemma31]

You know when your dyspraxic when there's too much to remember and it doesn't sink in lol.

[calumfsinclair]

You know you're dyspraxic when…you face plant up a flight of stairs, struggle to your feet walk into a post support the roof, trip on your friend mum and spill everyone's tea on the coffee table by walking into it!
And then having to explain to your best friend of 4 years what dyspraxia is!

[Willr0490]

You know you're dyspraxic when you finish cooking your tea and are in the process of getting a plate ready to serve it when you knock the pan off the stove and are forced to make it AGAIN.

[Rebecca]

You spilt two whole pints of cider on sunday, at the bar, before even getting it back to the table (the second one bounced and i caught it again, felt like a wizard)

[Willr0490]

You buy a coffee and by the time you have got to your table you have spilt most of it into the saucer because you cant hold it level.

[Tim G]

You finish your shift at work, think you have got the things you came with then as soon as you have walked out the door realise you have fogotten somthing so have to go back in and get it (often more then once). Then when you get back home you realise there was one more thing you left there