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Disorders: Working to
Benefit ADD/ADHD to Autism through
Structure and Function
Charles W Chapple, DC, FICPA
360 E Irving Park RD, Roselle, IL
(630) 894-8778
www.drchapple.com
Through Senses
Through Reflexes
Postural Reflexes
What are the Primitive Reflexes?
Primitive reflexes are automatic
survival responses to stimuli (Sensory
Input) which develop during uterine life
and should be fully present at birth.
Anatomy of Primitive Reflexes:
Within the brainstem
– Oldest part of the brain (Reptilian or Pre-
Cortical) => Midbrain => Cortical
Automatic vs Volitional
Stimulus elicited (e.g. A Chocolate Cookie)
Survival / Instinctual
Primitive Reflexes Charted
A Closer Look at Primitive Reflexes
Fear Paralysis Reflex Palmar Reflex
Fetal Tuck Reflex Grasping Reflex
• Related to early feeding
(hand/mouth)
Moro Reflex • Stimulation bilaterally inhibits Moro
Clasping Reflex Reflex
• Facilitates the 1st “Breath of Life” • Matures to “Pincer Grip”
• Only PR connected to ALL senses
• Matures to “Adult startle response”
– Shoulders shrug w/ head turn Plantar Reflex
• If underdeveloped maybe factor in • Trouble w/Gait, Run, Toe Walk
SIDS
Rooting/Suck Reflex
Cardinal Points Reflex
• Hand-mouth neurologic link
A Closer Look at Primitive Reflexes
Continued
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Spinal Galant Reflex
Reflex Spinal reflex
Kicking & Vestibular reflex • Assist birth process
• In Utero provides continuous • Enables the fetus to “feel” sound
motion stimulating balance/ • Reduced by Auditory Integrative
neural connections Training
• Assists & reinforces birth
process
• First eye-hand coordination
• Integrates vestibular w/ other
senses; enhances myelination
• If underdeveloped maybe factor
in SIDS
A Closer Look at Primitive Reflexes
Continued
Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex
Rolling reflex Vestibular reflex – Forward &
• First assistance of body to defy Backward
gravity • Backward emerges w/ Postural
• Influences body muscle tone in Reflexes
horizontal halves (crawl) • Early method of response to
• Crawl assist hand-eye gravity
coordination essential for - Giving sense of direction based
reading & writing where in space
• Shared circuit of eyes & brain
• Influences muscle tone
throughout the body
What If Primitive Reflexes don’t
Integrate?
Primitive reflexes that remain and do not integrate,
are “Retained” and therefore postural reflexes do
not develop fully resulting in a “Reflexive No Man’s
Land” or “ A Reflexive Seesaw” (e.g. Car stuck in
the Snow).
Thus the body remains under the influence of
involuntary responses instead of voluntary.
Retained Primitive Reflexes cause:
Difficult voluntary movements and Balance
Irregular Visual Perception
Irregular Auditory Processing
Irregular Sensory Perception
Observing SPD’s
Postural Reflexes:
• The Righting Reflexes (Quadruped)
• Equilibrium Reactions (Bipedal)
Developmental Movement Patterns
The Building Blocks of movement and understanding
CONTRALATERAL
Integrates all previous patterns; Gains ability to intend
HOMOLATERAL
Differentiates right and left side of the body; Gains mobility
HOMOLOGOUS
Differentiates upper and lower halves of the body; Gains the ability to act
SPINAL MOVEMENT
Differentiates front and back of the body; Gains the abilityto attend
NAVEL RADIATION
Differentiation and connection
MOUTHING
First limb to reach, grasp, hold and let go
BREATHING
Simplest ground of physical presence
The Significance of Primitive to
Postural Reflexes:
Primitive Reflexes
Form foundations for later body functions
Postural Reflexes
Provide the framework within which body systems operate
Postural Reflexes
CST Chiropractic
Core Activation
CST Chiropractic
Presso-Receptors
Orthotics
Homework: Primitive Reflexes
Starburst
Snow Angel
Stomach Fly
Stomach Twist
Homework: Postural Reflexes