In article <mmmcEEvzAI.2A7 at netcom.com>, mmmc at netcom.com writes
> I don't have a degree or anything, so I don't know a whole lot.
> Has there ever been any research on people who can do mirror
>handwriting? (Handwriting that you have to hold up to a mirror to read.)
>With specific reference to how their brain is structured?
> I've been told that someone who can mirror handwrite isn't as
>"differentiated" (correct term?) between left and right hemispheres, that
>brain functions are more evenly spread out.
> If someone could point me to specific articles, books, internet
>resources, etc. on this subject, it would be much appreciated.
> I'll come back to this newsgroup to look for replies. But
>replies by email would also be appreciated.
> Thank you.
>>Margaret
>Seattle, WA
>I am interested in this news thread. When I was 6 years old, I read a
little comic for young children. It showed writing in mirror image and
told you to hold a mirror to it, to read it.
I decided to try it myself. So next time we were doing handwriting in
school, I started mirror imaging my writing. The teacher had all sorts
of problems with me!!! She thought something had gone wrong somewhere,
and told my Mum and Dad. I find it really hilarious now. My mum still
tells me about it every now and then.
Personally (and of course I am biassed), I think it showed I had quite a
lot of intelligence at the age of 6 - my classmates couldn't even write
forwards, let alone backwards!!!
Having worked in education before my present job, I think it showed some
of the following skills were highly developed at that age:
- Spatial awareness and orientation
- Language skills
- Independent thinking and experimentation
I wonder whether anyone else can shed light on this subject?
I grew up with an avid interest in reading and writing, and have now
been published as a poet, and am working simultaneously on two books,
one an historical novel, and one, a series of short mystery/murder
stories. I was always very good at spelling, grammar and comprehension,
and got the school prize for English at the age of 12. I am a librarian
by trade. I wonder whether all this has to do with the ability to write
morror writing??!!
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Diane Pritchatt
