Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social,net.legal Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness Message-ID: <761@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 11:47:43 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.761 Posted: Fri Aug 16 11:47:43 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 14:35:35 EDT References: <127@unc.unc.UUCP> <464@petrus.UUCP> <1149@teddy.UUCP> Reply-To: wmartin@brl-bmd.UUCP Distribution: na Organization: USAMC ALMSA, St. Louis, MO Lines: 15 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