A study out of Europe has found a connection between being ambidextrous and having ADHD. Researchers studied nearly 8,000 children and found that ambidextrous 15- and 16-year-olds were twice as likely to have ADHD symptoms.

The adolescents also reported having greater difficulties with language than those who were left- or right-handed. This is in line with earlier studies that have linked mixed-handedness with dyslexia&

Some researchers have suggested that mixed-handedness indicated that the pattern of dominance is not that which is typically seen in most people, i.e. it is less clear that one hemisphere is dominant over the other. [Source: PsychCentral]

Though the study indicated that ambidextrous kids are at greater risk of developing ADHD, researchers cautioned against assuming ADHD is inevitable. Researchers have yet to discover the reason for the link.

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