Tag: childhood memory
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Tied to a Desk for Being Left-Handed: What Happened to Me, What My Brain Did, and Why I’m Thriving
At nine years old, I was tied to my classroom desk because I was left-handed. Decades later, I look back not through could’ve, would’ve, should’ve, but with curiosity about how a developing brain adapts under stress. This is a story about left-handedness, memory, neuroplasticity, my “Tetris brain,” and the difference between simply surviving an experience…