How retained primitive reflexes could lead to motor skill and behaviour issues
The instincts babies are born with are fascinating. When newborns hear a loud sound, their tiny arms and legs go up in the air as part of the moro, or startle, reflex. If you stroke a newborn?s cheek, they turn their heads and start sucking, in anticipation of a nipple, a reaction known as the rooting reflex.
Some reflexes are key to a baby?s survival, like being able to root and find nutrition. The purpose of others is unknown, although some experts believe that the startle reflex is an evolutionary response from a time when babies needed to cling to their mothers. A big startle and cry would let mom know that baby was falling. Having these reflexes is a sign that all is well?paediatricians check them to test the normal development of babies during the Apgar test at birth and during regular checkups. As a child grows, they typically grow out of, or integrate, these behaviours. But if the reflexes stick around into toddlerhood or beyond they can actually start to cause problems. An emerging field of thought among occupational therapists, chiropractors and physiotherapists suggests that these infant reflexes can show up in problematic and entirely unexpected ways if they?re retained just a few years down the road. In fact, these so-called retained primitive reflexes could underlie everything from problems with motor skills to hyperactivity once kids reach school age.
The problem with retaining reflexes
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