Left Handed and Autism

[717]

There are a lot of things that I do differently to the majority of the people, I have find the pattern that if I look if this have any relationship with Autism, I do find the connection.

Today the example is around being left handed.

What I take from this is that neurotipicals are 90% right and 10% left handed, while people with autism are more on the 50/50 spread, with some that are even mixed handed.

This is the generated answer that google gives me:

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Relationship between Left-Handedness and Autism

Studies have shown a higher prevalence of left-handedness in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to the general population.

Prevalence:

• Approximately 28% of individuals with ASD are left-handed, compared to around 10% in the general population.
  
  
• Some studies report an even higher prevalence, with up to 45% of individuals with ASD being left-handed.
  

Possible Explanations:

• Brain Lateralization:
  Autism is associated with atypical brain development, particularly in the left hemisphere, which is typically dominant for language and motor functions. Left-handedness may reflect an altered balance between the hemispheres.
  
  
• • Motor Deficits:
    Some individuals with ASD experience motor coordination difficulties, which may make it easier for them to use their left hand.
    
  • Sensory Differences:
    Individuals with ASD may have heightened or diminished sensitivity to sensory stimuli, which could influence their handedness.
    

Other Considerations:

• • It's important to note that not all individuals with ASD are left-handed.
    
  • Left-handedness is also present in other neurodevelopmental disorders, such as dyslexia and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
    
  • The relationship between left-handedness and autism is complex and not fully understood. Further research is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and potential implications.
    

Conclusion:

While left-handedness is more common in individuals with ASD than in the general population, it's not a definitive diagnostic criterion. Other factors and assessments are necessary for an accurate diagnosis.

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This is the list of quotations that was used for this AI generation:
Autistic children's hand preferences: results from an epidemiological study of infantile autism - PubMed

Left-Handedness and Neurodiversity: A Surprising Link

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024019662

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0736574807000421

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946712001663

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1016-9040.1.3.206

A dominant hemisphere for handedness and language?

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1016-9040.1.3.206

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924933817322046

Autistic children's hand preferences: results from an epidemiological study of infantile autism - PubMed

There Are Indeed More Left-Handers Within the Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared with in the General Population, but the Many Mixed-Handers Is the More Interesting Finding - PubMed

Happy International Left Handers’ Day! Is There a Connection Between Handedness and Autism?.

https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/... found,such as ADHD or autism are left-handed.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946712001663

 

[Mama_Litts]

we could actually do a straw poll and see what kind of percentages we get from respondees! I’m a lefty!

 

[Judge]

My parents reacted to my being ambidextrous the same in that I didn't look people in the eye. Another thing I shouldn't be doing, so I learned to use only my right hand for anything important.

Sometimes peer pressure seems really, really stupid. But an order was an order in our house. So much time went by I doubt I could ever again use both hands again with any sense of being equal. Oh well...

 

[717]

we could actually do a straw poll and see what kind of percentages we get from respondees! I’m a lefty!

Sure, I don't know much about the workings of the forum, if you know how to set that up, that would be great.

It would have to have 3 options, for left, for right and for both... consider that mixed handed is different to ambidextrous... in that mixed handed might write with the right but do other things with the left, like hold a tool. Or the other case around, write with left but do other things with right.

 

[717]

My parents reacted to my being ambidextrous the same in that I didn't look people in the eye. Another thing I shouldn't be doing, so I learned to use only my right hand for anything important.

Sometimes peer pressure seems really, really stupid. But an order was an order in our house. So much time went by I doubt I could ever again use both hands again with any sense of being equal. Oh well...

In my case they try really hard at home and at school to have me to write with the right, it was all useless, so eventually they gave up and let me be... latter in life I self train myself to write with the right, granted a lot slower than with the left... my goal is to write with both at the same time.

 

[tkcartoonist]

I'm a lefty. I can write and draw somewhat with my right hand, but I only do that if I want something to look like a child drew/wrote it.

 

[Sherlock77]

I was born left handed, my dad thought that was a bad thing so "converted" me to being right handed... I don't remember any of this, but was told this years later...

Functionally I am now very challenged with using my left hand effectively for some tasks, don't ask me try writing with my left hand

 

[Mama_Litts]

I was fortunate to grow up right after schools stopped pushing lefty conversion therapy, and my parents thought I was just fine as is, so I got to be pretty much an unfettered lefty. The only specific activities in which that isn’t the case are those where my right handed grandmother taught me things like knitting. She tried to use a mirror and some other tricks, but I found it easiest just to mimic her actions directly. Surprisingly (not really) none of those activities became life long hobbies.

 

[Outdated]

My mother was another one that was forced to write with her right hand when in school, she still sews and knits left handed though. When we were little she made us practice writing with our left hands as well, and writing with our feet. Part of that is just to teach small children finer motor control, but from her point of view it was practical knowledge as well, her family were all bush people and it's not uncommon for people to suffer injuries where they lose the use of one limb or another.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

My older brother was a lefty, I, was ambidextrous prior to my stroke could use tools with either hand.