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[quote=Anonymous]My 7 year old just had a neuropsychological evaluation.  He is severely dyslexic and has trouble with reading and writing.

We have always questioned his handedness.  The pediatrician has always said do not worry about it and that a dominant hand would be revealed in time.  He switches hands when writing, but recently we have been working with his right hand and his writing with that hand is now a little bit neater than his left. (although it's still a mess and difficult for him)   He uses his left hand for many tasks, but nothing is ever consistent so it's confusing.  If I look at old photos I see that he used his left hand more than right in the action shots ( like painting and eating).  One of the tests on the neuropscyh. revealed that he was weak and had poor control with both hands, but was slightly dominant in his left hand.

Should I have him start writing with his left hand now?  Or leave it to his right since he has been working on that side with the OT for a few months now?  Should i let him switch back and forth?  I don't want to make things more difficult for him.  I'm just wondering if it would make things easier if he switched to his left hand since this recent test revealed it was slightly dominant?

Does anyone have any experience with this?  The only research i can find is that ambidextrous kids are more likely to have dyslexia and other learning disabilities.  I have heard that it is important to pick a side, but i can't find any research to support this.

Thanks for any help!

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