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Backwards writing: An unexpected ability in writing

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The case of a left-handed female patient is described who presented serious problems in learning how to write during childhood, particularly in relation to directionality and letter sequence. The patient then learned to write correctly with her left hand, but practiced and maintained her ability to write backwards (from the last letter to the first). Implications of the case are discussed.

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  1. Instituto Neurologico de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

    Alfredo Ardila

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Send Correspondence to Dr. Alfredo Ardila, Miami Institute of Psychology of the Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, 8180 NW 36 Street, Second floor, Miami, Florida 33166-6612.

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Ardila, A. Backwards writing: An unexpected ability in writing. Read Writ 1, 195–200 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377642

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