I came across it because my midwife daughter is away for a couple of weeks and I have been left in charge of the email.
When I went to school 51 years ago, my kindergarten teacher would wrap me on the hand whenever I wrote left-handed. By the end of that year I had converted. To this day I could be regarded as an untidy writer, and as my eyesight fades I have noticed I can no longer guarantee that the pen follows where my brain is trying to tell it to go,
My brother, 3 years younger, was permitted, even encouraged BY THE SAME TEACHER, then in her 50's to remain left-handed.
My midwife daughter is left-handed (both of those two have much better writing than me).
As I recall, the IQ data for the three left-handers was above the level for my two right-handed brothers.
BUT it is interesting that in that small sample the left-handers all carry a gene transposition error that the right-handers don't have.
The gene error does lead to some difficult issues during pregnancy. When ultrasound was introduced, such pregnancies would have been more likely to attract diagnostic attention.
I suspect the results of the study may have been skewed by links between left-handedness and other factors, rather than the impact of sound waves - even if they do have a moderately high frequency.
Do your own survey. Check out the mums who come to you. What is the ratio of left/right handedness? Is there a distinguishable intelligence difference between the two groups?
Indeed, is there a distinguishable difference in interests (ie do left brain / right brain differences show up)?
I suspect you will soon conclude there are more urgent needs to be concerned with, as that teacher of the kindergarten year did 50 years ago.
Jim Monro -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit
