Robinson Grasp Reflex
Excessive Pressure when writing, Speech and Communication Difficulties
Hands Pulling Reflex
Fine Motor Difficulties, ADD/ADHD, Spelling and Speech Challenges
Leg Cross Flexion Reflex
Difficulties with posture and leg co-ordination for standing, walking running and jumping
Babinsky Reflex
Gross and Fine motor co-ordination, stability
More later....
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
What are infant reflexes?
All infants are born programmed with a blueprint of movements. These are basic, primitive and motor reactions that are inborn.
For instance if you were to gently stroke upwards on either side of a babies spine, the baby would start to wriggle (Spinal Galant Reflex). These and many other reflexes govern many functions for:
Eating: sucking, swallowing, secreting saliva
Protection: rolling, headlifting
Posture: for moving a body correctly in space and maintaing balance
and more
These correspond to developments in the brain and nervous system. Ideally as babies grow, earlier reflexes develop and grow into more mature reflexes.
However, children and adults who face stresses and difficulties have missed out on making these reflex movements that are part of their developmental blueprint.
So the child or adult that hates to read is slow in reading, or finds it hard to retain information through reading might have missed out on some stages in development that support eye motor control or in head-lifting or balance reflexes. Missing out on some of these reflexes mean the brain may not be properly "wired" to take in or process information from the eyes.
A child that scares easily in new situations or an adult that finds it difficult to make public speeches might not have fully developed or integrated a defensive reflex such as "Fear Paralysis Reflex" that provides some form of resilience and confidence in dealing with these situations.
The ADD/ADHD child might may still have some reflexes that may not have fully matured, leaving them over or under-sensitive to sights, sounds and movement in the modern environment.
When integrating the reflexes, the child or adult works with the missing movements that are part of their developmental blueprint. Doing so wires up the brain to perform and process various tasks more easily. It also supports the nervous system to handle learning and life situations more optimally.
For instance if you were to gently stroke upwards on either side of a babies spine, the baby would start to wriggle (Spinal Galant Reflex). These and many other reflexes govern many functions for:
Eating: sucking, swallowing, secreting saliva
Protection: rolling, headlifting
Posture: for moving a body correctly in space and maintaing balance
and more
These correspond to developments in the brain and nervous system. Ideally as babies grow, earlier reflexes develop and grow into more mature reflexes.
However, children and adults who face stresses and difficulties have missed out on making these reflex movements that are part of their developmental blueprint.
So the child or adult that hates to read is slow in reading, or finds it hard to retain information through reading might have missed out on some stages in development that support eye motor control or in head-lifting or balance reflexes. Missing out on some of these reflexes mean the brain may not be properly "wired" to take in or process information from the eyes.
A child that scares easily in new situations or an adult that finds it difficult to make public speeches might not have fully developed or integrated a defensive reflex such as "Fear Paralysis Reflex" that provides some form of resilience and confidence in dealing with these situations.
The ADD/ADHD child might may still have some reflexes that may not have fully matured, leaving them over or under-sensitive to sights, sounds and movement in the modern environment.
When integrating the reflexes, the child or adult works with the missing movements that are part of their developmental blueprint. Doing so wires up the brain to perform and process various tasks more easily. It also supports the nervous system to handle learning and life situations more optimally.
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