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Table of contents

Foreword

Foreword to the second revised edition

Foreword to the English edition

Part I – A general introduction to left-handedness

Chapter 1: Is there such a thing as a “typical” left-hander?

Chapter 2:Is left-handedness hereditary?

Chapter 3:What percentage of people are left-handed?

Chapter 4:Do converted left-handers experience specific difficulties?

Part II – Left-handers at pre-school

Chapter 5:Are a lot of children still converted?

Chapter 6: What if our child cannot decide if they are left or right-handed?

Chapter 7:What working materials do left-handers need during the first six years of their life?

Part III – Left-handers at primary and secondary school

Chapter 8:Why do left-handers write in the hook position?

Chapter 9:Do left-handers learn differently to right-handers?

Chapter 10:What working materials do left-handers need during their school years?

Chapter 11:Why do teachers need comprehensive knowledge of left-handedness?

Chapter 12:Why do essays by left-handers often miss the point?

Part IV – Left-handers in adulthood

Chapter 13:What special products do adult left-handers need?

Chapter 14:Do left-handers have typical weaknesses?

Chapter 15:Do we live in a right-handed world?

Chapter 16:Are converted left-handers better off switching back to left-handedness?

Part V– Special questions

Chapter 17:Can you test for left-handedness?

Chapter 18:Is handedness conversion a cause of dyslexia and dyscalculia?

Chapter 19:Can you predict the handedness of twins?

Chapter 20:Why are highly gifted people often left-handed?

My 10 Golden Recommendations

Appendix

Illustrative photos

Recommendations for further reading

Your handedness family tree

Photo credits

Quick test for handedness in 0 to 4 year olds

Quick test for handedness in adults

Acknowledgements

Index

About the author