Symptoms of Active Reflexes

 

Symptoms of an active STNR

  • Problems crawling
  • Weak upper arms
  • May prefer to read or write while standing
  • In order to sit upright in a chair, a child will need to either sit on his legs or wrap his legs around the legs of the chair
  • Poor focus and attention problems; trouble staying on task; squirming or fidgeting
  • Vision difficulty; focusing at far and near distances (complicates hand-eye coordination and binocular vision, which is needed for tracking during reading)
  • Poor posture, slouching
  • Poor cooperation between the upper and lower body; difficulty doing somersaults or swimming breaststroke and butterfly
  • Tendency to be clumsy

Symptoms of an active TLR

  • Balance problems with changes in head position, fear of heights
  • Important for spatial awareness, figure-ground perception, and other visual-perceptual skills. May include increased attention problems and decreased hearing and auditory processing abilities
  • Travel or motion sickness
  • Difficulty sequencing order and time
  • Difficulty judging space, distance, and depth and speed which are all essential skills for many sports activities.
  • Coordination problems
  • Weak neck muscles, tension and neck pain
  • Poor/ shrunken posture
  • Low muscle tone, overly-flexible muscles or joints
  • Tight, rigid muscles (stiffness or jerky movements)
  • Weak eye muscles, tendency to be cross-eyed, control of eye movements
  • Skipping words or lines of print when reading
  • Letter or number reversals
  • Tendency to walk on the toes (especially if Fear Paralysis Reflex is also active)

Symptoms of an active Moro Reflex

  • Insecurity, poor adaptability and resistance to change, often clings to familiarity
  • Attention problems: easily distracted, hyperactive movements and behavior
  • Hypersensitivity to light, sound, touch, smell; tendency to suffer from sensory overload
  • General anxiety and fearfulness
  • Vestibular problems such as motion sickness, poor balance, and poor coordination
  • Poor depth perception, figure-ground effect, spatial awareness difficulties
  • Difficulty judging speed, time and distance of moving objects (such as catching a ball)
  • Lack of confidence; low self-esteem
  • Need to control or manipulate situations 
  • Easily angered, emotional outbursts
  • Difficulty sleeping or settling down to sleep
  • Poor stamina; cycles between hyperactivity and fatigue
  • Weakened immune system; poor digestion, often prone to allergies, asthma, or infection
  • Frequent headaches or stomach problems