When I wrote the alphabet backwards, I had difficulty memorizing the letters and arranging them in my head from left to right. This forced me to write them much more slowly than usual. One of the first signs of dyslexia in children is the way they hold a writing utensil in their hand. Holding a writing utensil too often for a young child with dyslexia is very uncomfortable and that's how I felt when I had to use my non-dominant hand. In general, this activity is related to learning disabilities, as many students with learning disabilities have difficulty with short-term, long-term, and working memory. After saying the alphabet out loud and trying to write the alphabet backwards, it was difficult for me to remember the order of the letters I was saying out loud. Students with a learning disability have difficulty recalling information shortly after it is presented. Using my non-dominant hand to write the alphabet, brush my teeth, and paint my toenails is linked to a student having a learning disability because it affected my working and long-term memory and made tasks difficult . I forgot how to use the same motor skills in my non-dominant hand that I use daily with my dominant hand. The steps and movements I usually do to complete these tasks were gone and I had to try to re-teach my non-dominant hand how to complete the task correctly. When I use my dominant hand, I don't need to think about what I'm doing, but with my non-dominant hand, I