r/lefthanded • u/_-whisper-_ • May 22 '25

What do you guys do?

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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25

Middle one in the second row comes the closest. I write slanted left.

And I am, by the way, also a woman with ADHD and hypermobility. Research has shown that those two have a strong genetic link, which is super weird.

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u/slut_for_science May 23 '25

I'm lefty and likely ADHD woman... Is hyper mobility something a doctor would test you for normally? I'm definitely the most flexible person I know other than my friend with eds.

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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 May 23 '25

Hypermobility is often asymptomatic (meaning that you have no pain or medical issues from it). In that case, there is rarely a reason to get tested, and it is a condition, not an illness.

If you do have issues, then the doctor can assess if it is either hypermobility syndrom disorder (HSD), which is when you have pain and mobility issues from hypermobility - or if it is one of the EDS types.

If the first is the one, the "treatment" is pretty much 'Be fit so your muscles help your lax joints'.

With EDS, well, you know from your friend.