Hidden in plain sight: who can spot the root mind-body-mismatch?
In principle: anyone!
Anyone who knows what to look for is capable of spotting the root problem. Regrettably few do! Typically, psychologists and psychiatrists of various specialisms pre-occupy themsleves (and lawyers) with labelling the surface problem and debating the range of symptoms covered by the label. The current existential Angst concerns the issue of co-morbidity among the surface categories of, for example, dyslexia, dysgraphia, attention deficit hyperactivty disorder, obesity and other neurodiverse conditions.
As an aside: this is not the case in Germany. Dr. Johanna Barbara Sattler, a psychologist, psychotherapist is the director of the first German advice centre for left-handers and converted left-handers.. Her handbook is now in its 16th edition and influences how left-handedness is treated in curricula in Bavaria and other German states.
The root problem lies hidden in plain sight, yet is hidden from view. How can this be? It is hidden for two principal reasons: first, many if not most cultures are framed in terms of the hegemony of the right (and therefore anything which is not right is wrong) and secondly because the focus has been on the surface, presenting problem and its label (frequently called ‘diagnosis’!). The diagnostic mistake is failing to acept that labelling is not explaining in the scientific sense.
Perhaps a third reason for failing to spot what is hidden in plain sight is that spotting the mis-match involves noting two apparently unrelated facts: observing which is the writing hand and which the adept hand then judging whether they are the same hand or not.
Often it’s possible to spot the condition soley by watching closely the dynamics of the writing hand, arm and head posture. I have tackled the issue of who needs to be able to spot this mind-body-mismatch in greater depth elsewhere [LINK: Who benefits from knowing about the MBM?]
What Is the Problem
What is the Mind-Body-Mismatch Problem?
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Who can Identify it?
Why focus on the mis-match between the writing and the wright or adept hand
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Mind-Body Mismatch
Path to Discovery
Awareness and Advocacy
Treatment and Implications
Identification and Support