ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Primitive Reflex Activity in Relation to the Sensory Profile in Healthy Preschool Children.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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Early Craniosacral and Primitive Reflex Assessment in Infant Neurodevelopment.
Early Craniosacral Therapy Improves Infant Neurodevelopment in Apparently Healthy Children.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Relationship of the Persistent Primitive Reflexes to Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Autistic and Typically Developing Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Clinical consensus on vestibular infant screening.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Review
- Primitive reflexes as candidate quantitative readouts of hierarchical inhibitory control across the lifespan.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Effects of a 6-Month Exercise Intervention on Primitive Reflexes in Children with Developmental Language Disorder-A Case for Multisensory and Sensorimotor Integration.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of a 12-Week Exercise Intervention on Primitive Reflex Retention and Social Development in Children with ASD and ADHD.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development of the children's primitive reflex integration assessment scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Assessment of Postural-Motor, Coordination, and Reflex Functions in Children and Adolescents with a History of Premature Verticalization and Ontogeny Disorders in Their First Year of Life.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Persistence and activity levels of primitive reflexes in young high-level football players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Enhancing Time Reading and Recording Skills in First-Grade Children with Learning Difficulties Using the "Clock Motor Game".Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Correlation between Residual Primitive Reflexes and Clock Reading Difficulties in School-Aged Children-A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Primitive Reflex Factors Influence Walking Gait in Young Children: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Retained Primitive Reflexes and Potential for Intervention in Autistic Spectrum Disorders.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- Primitive Reflex Activity in Relation to Motor Skills in Healthy Preschool Children.Brain sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
The presence of active primitive reflexes (APRs) in healthy preschool children can be an expression of immaturity in the functioning of the nervous system. Their trace presence may not significantly affect the quality of child functioning. They may also undergo spontaneous and complete integration within the stages of child development. However, a higher level of active reflexes and their significant number can disturb sensory-motor development and lead to additional problems in a child's motor activities, social life, and education. The main purpose of this study was to examine the types of sensory disorders noticed by parents of children, if any, that accompany the presence of active primitive reflexes. The study was conducted in a group of 44 preschool children (aged 4-6 years). The sensory profile of children was determined using Child Sensory Profile Cards, and Sally Goddard-Blythe tests were used to measure their primitive reflexes. The coefficient of determination (R-squared) indicated that the level of reflex activity was most strongly associated with sensory disorders such as dyspraxia, sensory-vestibular disorders, and postural disorders, at a level of
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