Screen Time That Helps: Working on the ATNR Reflex 📺🧠 For kids on the spectrum or little ones who might find traditional crawling exercises tricky, we’ve got a creative solution! How to Work on the ATNR Reflex: 1️⃣ Choose a visual distraction – an iPad or screen is handy 🐾🌀 2️⃣ Place your child in the ATNR crawl position (or seated if needed). 3️⃣ Slowly pan the screen side to side while they track it with their head and eyes. 💡 Why It Works: This activity helps the brain and body work toge

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When primitive reflexes like STNR, ATNR, and Moro are still active, it’s not just “tight muscles”—it’s the nervous system holding onto patterns it was supposed to let go of. Today we’re using movement, targeted laser therapy, and brainstem work to help Kai’s body start letting go. 🧠 Violet light over T1 helps increase blood flow to the cerebellum—fueling coordination and reflex integration. 🎯 We’re opening up his low back, hips, and neck to reduce reflexive tension and support efficient moveme

Patty Cake for ATNR Reflex Integration! 🎉👐 The ATNR reflex is super helpful for babies learning to crawl, but if it sticks around too long, it might muddle up coordination and attention in older kids. Why Patty Cake? Patty Cake is a fun game to play if your kid has retained the ATNR reflex. It encourages them to cross the midline of their body, boosting brain communication and coordination as well as engaging the cerebellum 👫 Ready, Set, Patty-Cake! Grab a partner and get those hands clapping

Baby plantar grasp reflex, present at birth. #babies #newmom #firstpregnancy #pediatrics #doctor | Doctor Joe