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From: stevev@tekchips.UUCP (Steve Vegdahl)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social
Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 17:37:34 EDT
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> Though this attempt to switch hand preference may work, I wonder
> whether it might have bad repurcussions later.  Do any readers
> know of any psychological or social problems that can be caused
> by the attempt to change a child's "handedness"?  How might this
> affect his learning ability in school, his aptitude for sports,
> and his social self-confidence?

My grandfather (now 86) was left-handed, but was "forced" to write, etc.
with his right hand.  I'm not award that he had any particular problems
with it (not that he didn't).  He seems to be somewhat ambidextrous (sp?).
My mom tells stories about him playing tennis in his younger days; he
did not have a backhand.  Rather, he had TWO forehands, left and right.

		Steve Vegdahl
		Computer Research Lab.
		Tektronix, Inc.
		Beaverton, Oregon