My youngest is a lefty (my only one) and has a really hard time writing because he often does his letters and numbers backwards- more so than his right-handed siblings ever did. I'm wondering if this has something to do with class being geared more towards right-handed folks... perhaps the strokes are unnatural for someone who is left handed? Or, maybe left-handed people are just backwards? ;)
Has anyone experienced this with their own kids or recall having issues growing up as a lefty?
Sometimes, people are amazed to hear that the brains of left-handers are different from those of right-handers. But it is clear that they should differ in some respects: left-handers use their hands (and feet) differently than right-handers do, and they do this often over the course of a lifetime. It is only natural that the parts of the brain that control movements should be different in left-handers and right-handers. Compare this to skilled musicians: they practice fine movements a lot, and this influences their brains. http://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2014.00013
Just because a child struggles with mirror writing doesn’t mean he has dyslexia. Some kids with dyslexia have trouble with it, but many don’t. The majority of kids who reverse letters don’t have any learning or attention issues. https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/faqs-about-reversing-letters-writing-letters-backwards-and-dyslexia
Benedict Arnold 