Language and reading impairments are associated with increased prevalence of non-right handedness

Filippo Abbondanza; Philip S. Dale; Carol A. Wang; Marianna E. Hayiou-Thomas; Umar Toseeb; Tanner S Koomar; Karen G Wigg; Yu Feng; Kaitlyn M Price; Elizabeth N Kerr; Sharon L Guger; Maureen W Lovett; Lisa J Strug; Elsje van Bergen; Conor V. Dolan; J Bruce Tomblin; Kristina Moll; Gerd Schulte-Körne; Nina Neuhoff; Andreas Warnke; Simon E. Fisher; Cathy L Barr; Jacob J Michaelson; Dorret I. Boomsma; Margaret J. Snowling; Charles  Hulme; Andrews J.O. Whitehouse; Craig E Pennell; Dianne F. Newbury; John Stein; Joel B. Talcott; Dorothy V.M. Bishop; Silvia Paracchini

doi:10.1111/cdev.13914

Language and reading impairments are associated with increased prevalence of non-right handedness

Filippo Abbondanza, Philip S. Dale, Carol A. Wang, Marianna E. Hayiou-Thomas, Umar Toseeb, Tanner S Koomar, Karen G Wigg, Yu Feng, Kaitlyn M Price, Elizabeth N Kerr, Sharon L Guger, Maureen W Lovett, Lisa J Strug, Elsje van Bergen, Conor V. Dolan, J Bruce Tomblin, Kristina Moll, Gerd Schulte-Körne, Nina Neuhoff, Andreas WarnkeSimon E. Fisher, Cathy L Barr, Jacob J Michaelson, Dorret I. Boomsma, Margaret J. Snowling, Charles Hulme, Andrews J.O. Whitehouse, Craig E Pennell, Dianne F. Newbury, John Stein, Joel B. Talcott, Dorothy V.M. Bishop, Silvia Paracchini^*

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Abstract

Handedness has been studied for association with language-related disorders because of its link with language hemispheric dominance. No clear pattern has emerged, possibly because of small samples, publication bias, and heterogeneous criteria across studies. Non-right-handedness (NRH) frequency was assessed in N = 2503 cases with reading and/or language impairment and N = 4316 sex-matched controls identified from 10 distinct cohorts (age range 6–19 years old; European ethnicity) using a priori set criteria. A meta-analysis (N_cases = 1994) showed elevated NRH % in individuals with language/reading impairment compared with controls (OR = 1.21, CI = 1.06–1.39, p = .01). The association between reading/language impairments and NRH could result from shared pathways underlying brain lateralization, handedness, and cognitive functions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	970-984
Number of pages	15
Journal	Child Development
Volume	94
Issue number	4
Early online date	13 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13914
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2023

Keywords

Handedness
Reading
Language
Cognitive abilities
Meta-analysis
Neurodevelopment
ALSPAC

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Abbondanza, F., Dale, P. S., Wang, C. A., Hayiou-Thomas, M. E., Toseeb, U., Koomar, T. S., Wigg, K. G., Feng, Y., Price, K. M., Kerr, E. N., Guger, S. L., Lovett, M. W., Strug, L. J., van Bergen, E., Dolan, C. V., Tomblin, J. B., Moll, K., Schulte-Körne, G., Neuhoff, N., ... Paracchini, S. (2023). Language and reading impairments are associated with increased prevalence of non-right handedness. Child Development, 94(4), 970-984. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13914

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Language and reading impairments are associated with increased prevalence of non-right handedness

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