dyslexia, handedness relative to syndromes of psychosis-proneness...

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....and relative to genius!

As it turns out, many studies have been done on this subject!

" ...These findings confirm an association between dyslexia and positive, but not

negative, schizotypal traits. Mixed-handedness was strongly associated with

dyslexia, and in controls with those measures of psychosis-proneness involving

unusual perceptual experiences. This suggests that reduced lateralization may be

a feature common to both dyslexia and the Unreality syndrome of schizotypy,

which may help to account for the strong relationship between them. "

Here is a link to the abstract:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7775222

Here's another study, at a Greek website but in English:

http://www.obrela.gr/psychiatry_5_2.htm

And here's a fascinating article on genetics that discusses the left and right

hemispheres of the brain, the development of language expressing itself in

right-handedness, and an evolutionary advantage of left-handedness and why that

can express itself either in genius, psychosis, or both!

http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/000191.html

Brain studies fascinate me. Its also making me lean more toward a genetic

explanation of borderline pd, which I have felt for a while ought to be moved

back into the schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (as " schizophrenia lite " , so to

speak: the mildest form of the schizophrenias.)

So, my nada was/is both dyslexic and left-handed *and* has a personality

disorder that features transient psychotic breaks with reality (which I have

even observed her experience, on more than one occasion.)

The genetic factor as the source of personality disorder is sounding pretty

compelling to me!

-Annie