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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social,net.legal
Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 11:47:43 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 16 11:47:43 1985
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In article <1149@teddy.UUCP> rdp@teddy.UUCP (Richard D. Pierce) writes:
>My older brother was (is?) left handed until the wonderful Catholic
>school he attended forced (yes, FORCED) him to use his right hand.
>
>The result, not diagnosed until many years later, was a condition, I
>believe, referred to as "acordial disrythmia" (I think). He has suffered
>from a great deal of emotional problems, confusion, etc. Several clinicians
>have pointed their fingers to the attempt to switch his "handedness".

I have heard of this practice before -- Considering the litigious nature
of our society, I would expect that there have been lawsuits against the
school systems or organizations that so damaged these children. Does
anyone have any info on the number and disposition of such lawsuits?

Will