Reflexes Check-List Possible Long-Term Effects
Reflexes Check-List Possible Long-Term Effects
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Brain and Sensory Foundations
Asymmetrical Poor focus Difficulty learning to ride a bike Challenges with handwriting
Tonic Neck Dyslexia Difficulty with visual tasks (teaming Difficulty expressing ideas through
Reflex and tracking) writing
Difficulty crossing the midline and
working in the midfield Slow, ambling walk Poor bilateral integration (poor
ATNR communication via corpus callosum)
Poor gross- and fine-motor skills Poor or tense pencil grip: awkward
writing position Messy eater
Difficulty with balance & coordination
Neck and shoulder tension
Grasp Reflex Poor fine-motor skills Tension in hands, wrists, arms and Difficulty separating hand and mouth
shoulders movements
Palmar / Tight or awkward pencil grip
Babkin Reflex Tightly clenched fists Speech problems, stuttering
Difficulty with handwriting
Compulsive chewing Addictions
Nail biting
Excessive drooling
Hypersensitive palms
Plantar/ Difficulty walking or running Foot cramps Walking on the inside or outside
edges of feet
Babinski Loose ankles, easily sprained Toe walking
Difficulty coordinating thought and
Poor vestibular development Walking with toes pointed inward
and outward movement
Poor coordination
Tension in legs, hips, low back
May limp if only one side is active
Fear Paralysis Shallow, difficult breathing Excessive fear of embarrassment, Aggressive or controlling behavior,
extreme self-consciousness craves attention
Reflex Underlying anxiety
Fear of separation from a loved Extreme fear of failure, perfectionist/
FPR When triggered, loss of focus and
one, clinging frustration
visual control
Sleep and eating disorders Phobias
Insecure, low self-esteem
Feeling stuck Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Depression/isolation/withdrawal
Selective mutism Tendency toward mostly peripheral
Constant feelings of overwhelm
vision, or mostly tunnel (centrally
Low tolerance to stress
Challenges with transitions focused) vision, to the exclusion of
Withdrawal from touch the other
Extreme shyness, fear in groups
Moro Reflex Sleep disturbances, difficulty settling Vision/reading/ writing difficulties Cycles of hyperactivity & extreme
down to sleep fatigue
Poor digestion, tendency toward hy-
Easily triggered, reacts in anger or poglycemia Easily distracted, difficulty filtering out
emotional outbursts extraneous stimuli
Weak immune system, asthma,
Shyness allergies, and infections Difficulty catching a ball
Poor balance and coordination Hypersensitivity to light, movement, Difficulty with visual perception
sound, touch, and smell
Poor stamina Tires easily or is irritable under
Difficulty adapting to change fluorescent lighting
Motion sickness
Poor core strength
Spinal Galant Difficulty with potty training Poor concentration Stiff lumbar spine
Reflex Bed wetting or soiling past 5 years Poor short-term memory
of age
Unbalanced walk, tripping often
Fidgeting, difficulty sitting still
Scoliosis when active on one side only
Hypersensitivity to touch on the back
Weakness in the back
or waist
Spinal Perez Sensory processing challenges Clumsiness, lack of motor control Narrow visual field, visual challenges
Reflex Unstable, weak core Poor ability to control urine, Hypo or hyper muscle tone
bedwetting
Hypersensitivity, especially to touch Poor posture
and sound Soiling past the age of 5
Shallow or erratic breathing, mouth
Hyperactivity Widespread feelings of fear breathing
Impulsivity Emotional instability
Amphibian Challenges integrating ATNR, Spinal Easily frustrated Cross-pattern movement may be
Galant Reflex and Segmental Rolling challenging, tiring or asymmetrical
and Crawling Reflexes
Stiff awkward movement
Reflexes Tension in the legs
Fatigue
Clumsiness, especially in the
Inability to maintain focus
lower body
Learning challenges
Foot Tendon Poor balance Tension in feet, legs and back of body Delayed speech development
Guard Foot cramps Poor gross motor coordination Challenges with articulation
Response Leg cramps Poor alignment and posture Selective mutism
Inability to fully integrate Babinski Difficulty walking and running Fearful, easily stressed
Reflex and Plantar Reflex
Rigid thinking
Pull-to-Sit Developmental delays Poor gross and fine motor skills Refusal to write
Reflex Lack of core strength Difficulty processing information Spelling challenges
Tension in the hands and forearms Difficulty writing Poor headrighting
Hypotonicity, weak arm muscles Speech and communication Immature visual skills
challenges
Parachute Prone to injuries of the head and Difficulty establishing boundaries Learning delays
upper body
Reflex Difficulty receiving external Inability to say “no”
Disruption of Headrighting Reflexes information
Aggression, bullying
development
Difficulty processing stress and new
Prone to being bullied, victim
Poor arm and hand coordination information
Tendency towards isolation from Challenges with expressive
others communication
Facial-Oral Speech delay or difficulties with Picky eater, rigid about food choices Addictive behaviors
articulation
Reflexes Persistent drooling
Compulsive chewing or sucking
Rooting, Sucking, and Hypersensitivity around the mouth
Swallowing Extended thumb-sucking past the
Poor manual dexterity
age of 5
Emotional challenges
Difficulty chewing or swallowing food