Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies

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Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies
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Infant Reflexes

• Definition
• Importance
• Role
• Selected Reflexes
• Stereotypies

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Definition of Infant Reflexes
Stimuli Response

• Involuntary Responses
• 4 months pre/post
• Many different reflexes

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Role of Infant Reflexes

• Primitive Reflexes-
• Protection and Survival
• Postural Reflexes-
• Later Voluntary Movement

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Role of Infant Reflexes

• Diagnostic Tools
• 4 Factors that may indicate neurological
  dysfunction

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Primitive Reflexes

• Palmer Grasp
• Plantar Grasp-
• Sucking reflex-
• Search or Rooting Reflex-
• Moro Reflex-
• Startle Reflex-

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Primitive Reflexes

• Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex-
• Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex-
• Babinski Reflex-

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Postural Reflexes

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

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Stereotypies

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