This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Handedness

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

Handedness is usually established by about 2 years of age. However often it is not firmly established until the age of 3 or 4 years.

Early favouring of a particular side may be a feature of neurological lesion affecting the other side.


Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page