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A meta-analysis found that people with ADHD are more likely to be left-handed or mixed-handed.

A new study investigated data from almost 8,000 children on handedness and inattention and hyperactivity.

Left-handed and mixed-handed children showed more inattention and hyperactivity.

Occasionally, there are anecdotal reports on the internet that people with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are more commonly left-handed or mixed-handed than the average person, but is there actually scientific evidence for this idea?

Turns out: there is scientific evidence supporting this idea. In 2022, a meta-analysis on handedness in people with ADHD was published (Nastou et al., 2022). A meta-analysis is a statistical integration of data from several original studies so that the sample size is very large and the results are very trustworthy. The meta-analysis showed that people with ADHD had a statistically significant increase in non-right-handedness (left-handedness and mixed-handedness combined) compared to people without ADHD. People with ADHD had a 27.3% chance of being mixed- or........

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