Retained primitive reflexes

Primitive reflexes are natural, automatic movements in infants and young children. These reflexes are necessary for survival and development in the early stages of life. However, in typically developing children, these reflexes gradually disappear as the child develops more mature voluntary movements. Each reflex is associated with the sensory processing Read more…

Sensory integration and its significance in feeding, speech and language abilities

Sensory processing is a complex system that involves receiving the sensory information successfully from all the senses such as sight, smell, hear, taste, balance etc, interpreting that sensory information correctly, combining this information from different senses to create a complete picture, deciding on response based on the information form all Read more…

Dyspraxia

The term Dyspraxia was derived from the word ‘Praxis’ which means “the ability to perform intentional movements or simple gestures”, like playing with toys, using tools (including a pencil or a fork), building a structure (like a toy block tower or a house) or engaging in many occupations. (Ayres, Mailloux and Wendler, Read more…