Every year on August 13, the world celebrates International Left-Handers Day.
Sea-news.az reports that this notable date was first observed in 1992 on the initiative of the Left-Handers Club of Great Britain, which was established in 1990. The main purpose of the day is to draw the attention of society, manufacturers, and educational institutions to the daily challenges left-handers face in a world designed for right-handers.
The primary concern of the Left-Handers Club of Great Britain is that in the schools of some countries, left-handed children are still forced to write with their right hand. This situation leads to psychological stress in children, a decline in educational performance, and a neurotic condition known as dextress.
Between 3% and 10% of the world’s population is left-handed. Based on genetic probabilities, if both parents are right-handed, the chance of the child being left-handed is 2%; if one parent is left-handed, it is 17%; and if both parents are left-handed, it is 46%. A person who uses both hands equally and freely is called an ambidexter, while a person who has difficulty using either hand is called an ambisinistre.
Left-handedness is an indicator of asymmetry between the hemispheres of the brain. Scientists state that due to adaptation skills from childhood, left-handed people possess high creative potential and a strong character.
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