I consider myself "semi-ambidextrous".. I write and draw with my right hand.. and can "somewhat" do those tasks with my left hand... the writing isnt good, but is readable.. There are some things I have caught myself using my left hand for tho more than my right, for example, when I type one-handed, I prefer my left for the typing, brushing my hair is done mostly with my left hand, etc.
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Lefty or righty?
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You know, I never really did figure out right from left until I started working with dogs.. for the "heel" command, dogs are on the left side.. so I just learned that left is the side the dog is suppossed to be on.Originally Posted by katiemae1277
I also have a terrible, terrible time telling my right from my left, I've had this issue forever. nothing helps, I just get them mixed up, even with doing the L with my thumb
Oddly enough you'd think I would have learned the difference earlier.. my twin brother has CP, and his left side is affected.. his left hand is the most obvious.. but even growing up with that visual, I still couldnt figure it out...
When asked for right and left directions as a child, I'd use the "L" method, try to visualize which hand I ussually write with by picking up a pencil, or making the motion of holding a pencil, and I've even looked at my brother to use his left hand as a visual if he was available..
Just couldnt put it together in my head until I started learning to teach dogs to heel.
Interesting.. There are some things I do better right handed and some tasks I do better left handed.. whenever I take one of those tests that determine which side of the brain you use, I always get that I use both parts equally .. might be fun to post a link to one of those tests someday and have people compare which side of the brain they use to which hand they predominantly use... the results might be interesting!
Something my psych teacher in high school had us do once...
~close your eyes, with your hands on your desk.
~interlace your fingers, clasping your hands closed.
~open your eyes, but don't do anything with your hands yet, leave them clasped.
~whichever hand has the thumb 'on top,' straighten those fingers out.
~the hand which is 'grabbing' the other hand is your dominant hand.
For me, it was my left. some of my classmates were grabbing with their left, but write with their right... etc... it was an interesting experiment.
And the reason you close your eyes for it is so you don't interlace your fingers based upon visual cues of how you 'think' you should interlace them.
Just something to put out there...
Amanda
I am definitely left handed! The only thing I do backwards for a lefty is bat (baseball).
I'm with the majority, primarily right handed!
My left hand is only used to pick up my drink and have sips while I'm on the computer!
My left hand is only used to pick up my drink and have sips while I'm on the computer!
I think we don't give ourselves as much credit as due..................I type equally with both hands! Do the dishes pretty darn well to!
In real life, I'm profoundly right handed. However, at work, I'm ambidextrous. I can tie suture, manipulate clamps, operate the bovie, suction, and cut suture equally as well, with which ever hand is not in the surgeon's way.
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I voted ambidextrous. I mostly use the right hand for writing, etc., but can, and will, easily switch over. My left hand is larger, as is my left wrist, and both are stronger than my right hand. I play tennis both ways (not that I play tennis much, mind you, but just mentioning this!), and am much better shooting with my left hand. I can draw just as well as with my left hand. I cannot use a manual can-opener right-handed. I even cut myself on my wrist as a kid opening a can, and had to get stitches (when you're a lefty, your wrist is against the ragged lid edge). Often, I just write with the hand that picks up a pen--whether it's the right or the left.
I think I am a closet lefty: the older brother closest to me in age is a lefty, and I remember my parents always making a big deal over it (being a problem). I think I may have shown signs of left-handedness early, and they either conciously or sub-conciously switched me over.
I think I am a closet lefty: the older brother closest to me in age is a lefty, and I remember my parents always making a big deal over it (being a problem). I think I may have shown signs of left-handedness early, and they either conciously or sub-conciously switched me over.
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Oh, Linda, I'm sorry! That's awful! However, it was common until recently.
I would never have known you were dyslexic from your posts--you spell and write beautifully!
Im amazed at how many people still say that they were encouraged/forced to use their right hands for writing.
I know at one time, it was believed to be bad luck to be left-handed and it was common practice to force kids to write with their right hands.. but I was under the impression that this was quite a long time ago.. thinking the time frame when people were afraid of witches and such.. I didnt realize this practice was still being done this recent.
I know at one time, it was believed to be bad luck to be left-handed and it was common practice to force kids to write with their right hands.. but I was under the impression that this was quite a long time ago.. thinking the time frame when people were afraid of witches and such.. I didnt realize this practice was still being done this recent.
My husband is about to turn 33, so not too long ago.
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I'm right handed. I used to be able to write legibly with my left hand, and that arm and hand used to be stronger/more stable than my right - ie, I couldn't use a right handed bow but could hold a left handed one perfectly steady.
That changed. My grip and steadiness in both hands and arms is slowly going. Now my left hand and arm often shake and both arms will jerk and my hands spasm open. Very bad when you're eating! So I can no longer hold a pencil or pen still enough in my left hand to write.
I still manage to sew and do fine wire and bead work - until my left hand shakes too much and I have to stop.
Funny story - several years ago I was bitten by a cat and in the ER. The sheriff
wanted me to sign something... Well most people are right handed and my right hand and arm was bandage up. I looked at the paper, looked at my arm, then back to him and said "That's not going to happen." he got the 'duh' look on his face and said "oh, you're right handed".
As for Linda's dyslexia. I bet she uses preview and the edit button a lot which is why most do not see it.
I suspect a lot of us would have unreadable posts without those two options - I know mine would look horrible.
I still remember kids being forced to write with their right hands when I was in grade school, too. I also remember getting in trouble for asking the teacher why they had to force someone to change it - well, I didn't ask it that nicely.
That changed. My grip and steadiness in both hands and arms is slowly going. Now my left hand and arm often shake and both arms will jerk and my hands spasm open. Very bad when you're eating! So I can no longer hold a pencil or pen still enough in my left hand to write.
I still manage to sew and do fine wire and bead work - until my left hand shakes too much and I have to stop.
Funny story - several years ago I was bitten by a cat and in the ER. The sheriff
wanted me to sign something... Well most people are right handed and my right hand and arm was bandage up. I looked at the paper, looked at my arm, then back to him and said "That's not going to happen." he got the 'duh' look on his face and said "oh, you're right handed".
As for Linda's dyslexia. I bet she uses preview and the edit button a lot which is why most do not see it.
I still remember kids being forced to write with their right hands when I was in grade school, too. I also remember getting in trouble for asking the teacher why they had to force someone to change it - well, I didn't ask it that nicely.
Im 27, so your hubby isnt that much older than me... I just thought we were well past the age of such silly superstistions, but arrantly not!
ambidextrous
better with sports left, tennis, b-ball, golf, baseball, shooting a gun, snowboarding, etc. but can also use right hand
Eat left handed the majority of the time, can eat right handed no problem and sometimes do
better with writing and drawing right, but can write and draw left and sometimes do
can use both hands quite well.
better with sports left, tennis, b-ball, golf, baseball, shooting a gun, snowboarding, etc. but can also use right hand
Eat left handed the majority of the time, can eat right handed no problem and sometimes do
better with writing and drawing right, but can write and draw left and sometimes do
can use both hands quite well.
I am right handed but I can write with my left hand.
I am pre-dominantly right handed, but can eat, cut, and write with my left hand too. I just cant write as well with my left hand, but it IS legible, and on rare occasions will come out almost as well as my right. But that's rare.
I'm definitely right-handed, but oddly enough, my left hand is stronger. I discovered this while taking the physical for a truck driving job. You had to have a grip of a certain strength. My right hand couldn't do it, but my left could. Oddly enough, Dottie didn't have any trouble with it.
The reason? A rehab doctor thinks he found the explanation. I developed a slight carpal tunnel problem, and in checking me over, he found a funny reflex on my right side. Those reflexes are indicators of brain damage, usually from a severe accident or stroke. He had me smile, and found that I really only smile with the left side of my face.
We discussed this for a while. I've never been in a bad accident. However, when I was 18 months old, I almost died from measles. I was in a coma in the hospital for 3 days. The rehab doctor thinks that I may actually have suffered a slight stroke during that episode.
I've gone back and looked at my elementary school pictures. The one-sided smile is there, no matter how far I go back.
And I was almost 50 before I found all this out!
The reason? A rehab doctor thinks he found the explanation. I developed a slight carpal tunnel problem, and in checking me over, he found a funny reflex on my right side. Those reflexes are indicators of brain damage, usually from a severe accident or stroke. He had me smile, and found that I really only smile with the left side of my face.
We discussed this for a while. I've never been in a bad accident. However, when I was 18 months old, I almost died from measles. I was in a coma in the hospital for 3 days. The rehab doctor thinks that I may actually have suffered a slight stroke during that episode.
I've gone back and looked at my elementary school pictures. The one-sided smile is there, no matter how far I go back.
And I was almost 50 before I found all this out!
I have the same problem! I HATE when I'm driving and someone tells me to take a right, because I will most likely take a left...or vise versa. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has problems with that.Originally Posted by katiemae1277
I also have a terrible, terrible time telling my right from my left, I've had this issue forever. nothing helps, I just get them mixed up, even with doing the L with my thumb
I actually taught my self how to write with my left hand in grade school because my best friend was left handed and I thought that was SO cool. I don't know if that is what caused it or what.
