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Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies

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Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies

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    1. Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies

    2. Infant Reflexes Definition Importance Role Selected Reflexes Stereotypies

    3. Definition of Infant Reflexes Involuntary Responses 4 months pre/post Many different reflexes

    4. Role of Infant Reflexes Primitive Reflexes- Protection and Survival Postural Reflexes- Later Voluntary Movement

    5. Role of Infant Reflexes Diagnostic Tools 4 Factors that may indicate neurological dysfunction:

    6. Primitive Reflexes Palmer Grasp Plantar Grasp- Sucking reflex- Search or Rooting Reflex- Moro Reflex- Startle Reflex-

    7. Primitive Reflexes Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex- Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex- Babinski Reflex-

    8. Postural Reflexes Stepping (walking) Reflex- Crawling Reflex- Swimming Reflex- Head- and Body-Righting Reflexes- Parachuting Reflexes- Labyrinthine Reflex- Pull-Up Reflex-

    9. Stereotypies Thelen (1979, 1981) 47 Stereotypical Behaviors: 4 Groups 1. Legs and feet 2. Torso 3. Arms, hands, fingers 4. Head and face

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