A very informative and helpful book by Dr. Sally Goddard Blythe
http://www.inpp.org.uk/research-publications/books-publications/books/reflexes-learning
This
unique and brilliant book explores the physical basis of learning
difficulties, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), with particular focus on
the role of abnormal reflexes and the effect upon subsequent
development.
Sally
explains how the reflexes of infancy (primitive and postural) can
affect the learning ability of the child if they are not inhibited and
integrated by the developing brain in the first three years of life.
Each reflex is described together with its function in normal
development, and its impact upon learning and behaviour, if it remains
active beyond the normal period.
Simple
tests for the reflexes that are crucial to education are described,
together with suggestions for suitable remedial intervention. The effect
of abnormal reflexes on balance and sensory processing is also
described. A brief history of how current methods of intervention
designed to correct abnormal reflexes have evolved and a summary of some
of the relevant research in the field are included.
This
book is essential reading for parents, teachers, psychologists,
optometrists and anyone involved in the assessment, education and
management of children and their problems. It explains why certain
children are unable to benefit from the same teaching methods as their
peers and why they remain immature in other aspects of their lives.
Please click on the following link to order this book from Fernridge for $29.99, about one third the price at Amazon!
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