PRIMITIVE REFLEX SCREENING AND CAREGIVER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. A PRODUCT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH RETAINED PRIMITIVE REFLEXES TRANSITIONING INTO THE FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Author

Anna Justine Logan

Date of Award

2023

Document Type

Scholarly Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Department

Occupational Therapy

First Advisor

Kelly Dornbier

Abstract

Infants are born with movement patterns called primitive reflexes. Primitive reflexes are active for approximate times during the first few years of life (Smet et al, 2020; Myott et al., 2016). Retained primitive reflexes are primitive reflexes that have not integrated in the expected time. Retained primitive reflexes have been linked to a variety of developmental delays in older children including fine and gross motor (Gieysztor et al., 2018a), visual (Andrich et al., 2018), and academic performance (Feldhacker et al., 2021; Calvin & Ramli, 2020).

Recommended Citation

Logan, Anna Justine, "PRIMITIVE REFLEX SCREENING AND CAREGIVER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. A PRODUCT TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH RETAINED PRIMITIVE REFLEXES TRANSITIONING INTO THE FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM." (2023). Occupational Therapy Capstones. 569.
https://commons.und.edu/ot-grad/569