Hand preference

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I'm just curious as to the percentage of lefties versus righties around here... I'm a leftie.

I am right-handed.

Tim

Ambidextrous, but I write with my right hand so I voted "right".

Right.

left, but ambidextrous for certain tasks. I voted left as this is the case for handwriting and for the majority of tasks.

it would be nice to compare the results with NT's:

approximately 8 to 15% of the adult population should be left-handed.

we need more votes here, though...

I'm left-handed.

My hands are weird. When they are not writhing around madly (due to Tourettes). I use my right hand to draw, my left hand to play swingball, write and hold things. My right hand is my 'clean' hand.

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I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite )

I'm right-handed but I'm working on using my left hand too. I'd like to be able to use both to write. I also use my left hand for certain tasks (holding bike handle bars, driving, etc.)

I'm left-handed.
My sister used to always make fun of me because most of the special ed kids at my old school were lefties. And that's really sick.

I’m left handed and I’m really "'special!'"

So my ma tells me....

Left for writing and precision tasks. My Right is stronger than my left, but it has poor coordination. My right hand is more like a power fist, my left is better at more complicated tasks.

What many of you report is what I've found to be true for myself and is what I belief to be standard human development. One hand excells at precision work, fine motor skills I guess is what they call it. With the "favored" hand (right, in my case) you can write, draw, adjust and assemble. It's the flashy front man of a hand. But every greedy songbird needs a support system, a patron, a steady reliable companion, and for that we go to the supposedly less favored hand. But this less favored hand we find holds the paper while the other hand draws, holds the wheel while the other hand turns on the radio, holds the plate while the other hand spoons the food into your mouth. I can ride a bike holding the handlebars with my left hand alone, but very shakily with my right alone. I have great trouble eating or drinking left-handed. I usually hold my baby on my left hip, and find myself feeling very unsafe holding her on the right.

I believe that truly ambidextrous people can write with both hands, yes? I heard one of my brothers is, but never quizzed him about it.