02/04/2026
🧠✨ When progress feels slow, there may be a missing piece.
Did you know we’re all born with primitive reflexes that help us survive and develop in infancy? These early reflexes are designed to integrate (fade) as the brain matures. But when they don’t fully integrate, they can continue to impact a child’s development in ways that aren’t always obvious.
Retained primitive reflexes can affect:
• Feeding and chewing skills
• Speech clarity and oral motor coordination
• Posture, balance, and overall coordination
• Attention, emotional regulation, and learning
• Sleep quality, breathing, and nervous system regulation
You might notice things like ongoing feeding challenges, mouth breathing, difficulty sitting still, poor body awareness, or fatigue with school tasks. Many children work incredibly hard — but their nervous system may still be working against them.
💡 Our approach:
We assess retained primitive reflexes as part of a whole-body, functional evaluation. Therapy focuses on helping the nervous system mature through:
✔️ Targeted movement patterns
✔️ Oral motor and sensory integration strategies
✔️ Reflex integration exercises tailored to your child
✔️ Collaboration with other professionals when appropriate
Our goal is to help the body move, eat, breathe, speak, and learn more efficiently — not just compensate.
✨ If your child has made progress but still feels “stuck,” retained reflexes may be part of the puzzle.
📩 Message us to learn more or schedule an evaluation.
