0:01 Good afternoon everybody.

0:03 This is Cheri Dotterer, dysgraphia consultant from The Writing Glitch.

0:10 Today's pocket cast is about symmetrical bilateral immigration. Symmetrical bilateral integration is when both hands do the same thing at the same time.

0:23 And the thing that I think about when I think about is that scene from the karate kid where Mr. Miyagi is going wax on, wax off, and then later on, he's going up and down, he could paint, brush up, paintbrush down.

0:40 Well, if you're doing both hands simultaneously when waxing on, waxing off, or painting with both hands simultaneously, you're going in the same direction.

0:50 That's Symmetrical Bilateral Integration.

0:55 So, how does that work with our kids and writing skills?

1:00 Well, not directly but indirectly, if they're doing activities that require them to do the exact same thing on both sides of their body at the exact same time, then we can work on their motor skills, potentially their core strength so that they can learn to do better at their writing skills.

1:26 One of the activities that I encourage people to do is called the Handstand Flip.

1:33 The handstand flip is on my store:  store.cheridotterer.com.

1:40 And if you go in there, there are seven days of variation to the Handstand Flip.

1:48 So, if you'd like to learn more about symmetrical bilateral integration, that's a place to start.

1:55 You could also join me on Wednesday night, the 24th of May, for an intro session.

2:04 I'd love to have you there to learn more about what it means to be a dysgraphia specialist.

2:13 If you look in the show notes on this page, you will see the registration details for now.

2:22 It has been a wonderful day being with you, and remember you were put here for such a time as this.

2:30 Have a wonderful evening. Talk to you soon.
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