{"id":592,"date":"2019-05-31T18:22:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefthander-consulting.org\/english\/information\/diagnosis-of-handedness-a-measure-of-medical-prevention\/"},"modified":"2019-06-19T11:20:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T09:20:44","slug":"diagnosis-of-handedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lefthander-consulting.org\/english\/information\/diagnosis-of-handedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosis of Handedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u>Article for Paediatricians<\/u><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Diagnosis of Handedness, a Measure of Medical Prevention?<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Left-handed and Converted Left-handed Children and Young People<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Johanna Barbara Sattler<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 18pt\">&#8220;Linksh\u00e4ndige und umgeschulte linksh\u00e4ndige Kinder und Jugendliche&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In<i>: Kinder- und Jugendarzt. Zeitschrift des Berufsverbandes der \u00c4rzte f\u00fcr Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin Deutschlands e.V<\/i>., 32. Jg., Februar 2001, S. 139-147.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">(Zu beziehen bei: Hansisches Verlagskontor, 23547 L\u00fcbeck, Tel. 04 51 \/ 70 31-210)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><b><i>Summary<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Among the topics discussed are the early dominance of one hand in left-handed and right-handed children respectively (first until second year of life), as well as the changing, unstable use of hands by other children (often until they start school). A comment on this phenomenon in a child`s medical file might enable purposeful preventive measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">A brief checklist forming part of the medical examination for school enrolment may spare some left-handed children the fate of learning to write with the right hand (i.e. as converted left-handers). In addition, however it is necessary to initiate preventive measures and instruct parents thoroughly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">No prognosis can be made whether or to what degree a reconversion to the dominant hand can be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><i>Key words: <\/i><\/b>Left-handedness, conversion of handedness, child`s medical file<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a9 Copyright: Dr. Johanna Barbara Sattler, Consulting and Information Center for Left-handers and Converted Left-handers<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">(Erste deutsche Beratungs- und Informationsstelle f\u00fcr Linksh\u00e4nder und umgeschulte Linksh\u00e4nder)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Sendlinger Str. 17, D &#8211; 80331 Munich (M\u00fcnchen), Germany \/ Europe, Tel.\/ Fax: +49 \/ 89 \/ 26 86 14<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"\/Program%20Files%20(x86)\/english\/index.htm\">http:\/\/www.lefthander-consulting.org<\/a>, e-mail: info@lefthander-consulting.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article for Paediatricians Diagnosis of Handedness, a Measure of Medical Prevention? Left-handed and Converted Left-handed Children and Young People Johanna Barbara Sattler &#8220;Linksh\u00e4ndige und umgeschulte linksh\u00e4ndige Kinder und Jugendliche&#8221; In: Kinder- und Jugendarzt. Zeitschrift des Berufsverbandes der \u00c4rzte f\u00fcr Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin Deutschlands e.V., 32. Jg., Februar 2001, S. 139-147. (Zu beziehen bei: Hansisches Verlagskontor, 23547 L\u00fcbeck, Tel. 04 51 \/ 70 31-210) &nbsp; Summary Among the topics discussed are the early dominance of one hand in left-handed and right-handed children respectively (first until second year of life), as well as the changing, unstable use of hands by other children (often until they start school). A comment on this phenomenon in a child`s medical file might enable purposeful preventive measures. A brief checklist forming part of the medical examination for school enrolment may spare some left-handed children the fate of learning to write with the right hand (i.e. as converted left-handers). 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