LIMITATIONS

The written specimen portrays personality descriptions and behavior predictions. The specimen cannot explain the "why" or give the past root-cause for a particular action or condition. Destroying a written specimen where the writer has expressed emotionally charged issues and concerns has therapeutic value. The text content is irrelevant to the character analysis and is not utilized by the handwriting analyst. Controlled writing is a repetitive act that can be used to modify personality by suggesting behavioral traits, but must be performed with great care. Since agraphia, degraded or "bad" penmanship, is a result of physiological and psychological causes, negative comments on the quality of penmanship are unnecessary and subjective.

Your writing is independent of your background and physical appearance. Handwriting does not give causality information on gender, religion, race, color, creed, age, handicap (e.g., sensory, manual, or speaking disability), political leaning, cultural influences, physical strength, natural origin, physical beauty, social economic background, educational qualifications, group status, and financial status. Statistical correlations have yielded various degrees of success and/or failure. Federal District Court-United States v. Hazelwood School District (1976) indicated handwriting analysis meets Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, (Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act) requirements as non-discriminatory. The EEOC legal counsel in 2001 indicated that there has been no cases based on handwriting that discriminate against an individual's race, sex, color, national origin, age and disability.

Your writing is, however, dependent upon the affects of drugs, disease, situation anxiety, menstruation, electric shock treatment, traumatic experiences, maturity, hypnosis, and fatigue. These conditions modify personality. Practicing a particular written pattern for twenty minutes each day for thirty days to alter behavior should be carefully monitored. As a note, a teenager's writing tends to be inconsistent from moment to moment.