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Yes, Aschockley55, we do have higher car accident rates.
As I mentioned above studies done by the NHTSA in 1997 and by Dr. Russell Barkley and others in 93 and 96 suggest we have two to four times the number of car accidents. As I mention in one of my rants, my son and I are demons at the Go-Kart track, but it’s ways better if my wife drives us there. When it’s intense and crazy, we’re really good. Routine traffic, we’re lost on thought…
Since i was a kid I’ve hd a belief that I’m clumsy. But I know a big part of it comes from rushing, not being present, lost in thought, etc..
I used to stub my toe all the time. Now that I’ve been dealing with my ADHD it’s rare that I do it, and it never happens when I’m present. (Which is not nearly as often as I like.)
There’s also something called Physical Intelligence. It covers stuff like Body Awareness and co-ordination and sports skills.
I don’t think I have a lot of that, so I’m trying to develop it. Right now I’m learning to juggle a Diabolo. It’s a toy/gadget that you spin and whip in all kinds of directions. I’m doing gonna make some Rant Videos about what I’m learning from trying to master this toy. (We saw a Cirque de Soleil show in Orlando and these four tiny girls where whipping these things around the way Neo battles Agent Smith in The Matrix. I thought, “That’s cool. I have to try that.” And sure enough, three years later I finally got around to buying one and trying to learn. )
We shall see how well it goes.
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