DiscoverAll Things Sensory by Harkla#380 - 7 Everyday Signs Your Child’s Primitive Reflexes Aren’t Integrated
#380 - 7 Everyday Signs Your Child’s Primitive Reflexes Aren’t Integrated

#380 - 7 Everyday Signs Your Child’s Primitive Reflexes Aren’t Integrated

Update: 2025-10-011
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In this episode, we explore how to track progress beyond reflex testing by looking at functional, everyday signs of improvement. Reflex tests are important, but they don’t always tell the whole story. Sometimes a child may have several retained reflexes, but those reflexes don’t significantly interfere with their day-to-day life!

If you’ve ever wondered whether your reflex integration work is truly helping, this episode will help you connect the dots between reflexes, functional outcomes, and real-life independence.

This episode will help you shift your focus from testing and exercises alone to looking at real-life skills—because progress isn’t just about what happens in therapy, it’s about creating lasting change in daily life.

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Research: https://moveplaythrive.com/conditions/bedwetting-bladder-and-bowel/can-primitive-reflex-integration-relieve-bedwetting-bowel-issues#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20bladder%20and,gait%20(Goddard%2C%202023)

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#380 - 7 Everyday Signs Your Child’s Primitive Reflexes Aren’t Integrated

#380 - 7 Everyday Signs Your Child’s Primitive Reflexes Aren’t Integrated

Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC & Jessica Hill, COTA/L