(32~35) The researchers found that, at age eight, children who were ambidextrous were twice as likely to have trouble with language skills and to struggle with academics, compared with their right-handed peers. When the study participants were assessed again as teenagers, researchers found that mixed-handed participants were twice as likely to exhibit symptoms of ADHD, and even compared with right-handers who had ADHD, ambidextrous kids were more likely __32__. Additionally, as adolescents, language struggles were more prevalent among those who were mixed-handed, compared with either left-handed or right-handed peers. As the researchers stress, these findings do not mean that every ambidextrous child will develop learning disabilities or ADHD, but they do suggest that mixed-handed kids may be __33__. Existing research indicates the connection __34__ — i.e. that the left hemisphere is more dominant among right-handed people—and has inspired hypotheses about the differing patterns of hemispheric dominance in people who are ambidextrous. Yet these latest findings highlight the need for more research in this area, Rodriguez and colleagues argue, because a better understanding of the brain mechanisms __35__ could not only yield a clearer understanding of conditions such as ADHD, but perhaps inspire techniques for early detection, and intervention.