Driving is an important part of a person’s independent lifestyle and integration into the community. Because we take our driving skills for granted, it is easy to forget that driving is the most dangerous thing we do in our everyday lives. A brain injury can affect the skills needed to drive safely. If and when an injured person may safely return to driving should be addressed early in recovery. The injured person, family members, and health professionals should all be included in this important decision. If anyone has concerns that that driving may put the injured person or others in danger, health professionals may recommend pre-driving testing.
How can a TBI affect driving ability?
A brain injury can disrupt and slow down skills that are essential for good driving, such as:
- Ability to maintain a constant position in a lane.
- Having accurate vision.
- Maintaining concentration over long periods of time.
- Memory functioning, such as recalling directions.
- Figuring out solutions to problems.
- Hand-eye coordination.
- Reaction time.
- Safety awareness and judgment.
Read the rest of this great article: Driving After Traumatic Brain Injury at the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
Excellent! I hope everyone will jump over to read the entire article – for their safety and that of everyone else on the road.
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mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com)
– ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder –
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It is a great read. The Model Systems have some excellent information on TBI, spinal cord injury, and burn injury. It’s really a wonderful initiative, and they’ve come a long way in the past years. I’ll be posting a lot more about their materials, for sure.
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I have written an article about the Brain Science Podcast due to be auto-posted this Monday, I believe. Be sure to pop over to read the info on Taub (last example). The other 4 examples have strong implications for healing, but Taub’s work is DIRECTLY relevant to TBI recovery.
xx,
mgh
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