Persistent childhood primitive reflex reduction effects on cognitive, sensorimotor, and academic performance in ADHD

R Melillo, G Leisman, R Mualem, A Ornai… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A study was performed on 2,175 individuals between the ages of 3.2 and 22.04 years
diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and drawn from 89 separate …

Persistence of primitive reflexes in developmental disorders

J Sigafoos, L Roche, MF O'Reilly… - Current Developmental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Neonates present with a number of primitive reflexes that
typically dissipate in later infancy. Persistence of such reflexes past infancy could indicate …

Persisting primitive reflexes in medication-naïve girls with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder

J Konicarova, P Bob, J Raboch - Neuropsychiatric disease and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background and objectives Recent and historical findings suggest that later-developed
functions during brain ontogenesis related to higher levels of cognitive and motor integration …

[PDF][PDF] Persistent primitive reflexes and childhood neurobehavioral disorders

R Melillo - Neuroplasticity in learning and rehabilitation, 2016 - researchgate.net
ADHD is thought to be the most prevalent childhood disorder. In 2010 the National Institute
of Mental Health stated that ADHD is the most prevalent mental disorder among the youth in …

Disinhibition of primitive reflexes in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder: insight into specific mechanisms in girls and boys

P Bob, J Konicarova, J Raboch - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Cognitive and motor disintegration and other functional disturbances in various
neuropsychiatric disorders may be related to inhibitory deficits that may manifest as a …

Primitive reflex retention and attention among preschool children

J Hickey, DR Feldhacker - Journal of Occupational Therapy …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Primitive reflexes are a critical part of early development but eventually integrate to give rise
to volitional and cortically directed movements and higher-level cognitive skills. Failure to …

The association between learning disorders, motor function, and primitive reflexes in pre-school children: A systematic review

K McWhirter, A Steel, J Adams - Journal of Child Health Care, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to systematically review evidence of the association between learning
disorders, motor function, and primitive reflexes in preschool children. Seven databases …

The integration of the neurosciences, child public health, and education practice: hemisphere-specific remediation strategies as a discipline partnered rehabilitation …

G Leisman, R Mualem, C Machado - Frontiers in public health, 2013 - frontiersin.org
ADD/ADHD is the most common and most studied neurodevelopmental problem. Recent
statistics from the US Center for Disease Control state that 11% or approximately one out of …

Primitive reflex activity in relation to motor skills in healthy preschool children

A Pecuch, E Gieysztor, E Wolańska, M Telenga… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Psychomotor development in the first year of life is possible due to activity and then
integration of primitive (neonatal) reflexes. The presence of active primitive reflexes (APRs) …

The effect of hemisphere specific remediation strategies on the academic performance outcome of children with ADD/ADHD

G Leisman, R Melillo, S Thum, MA Ransom… - International journal of …, 2010 - degruyter.com
The development and normal function of the cerebrum is largely dependent on sub-cortical
structures, such as the cerebellum and basal ganglia. Dysfunction in these areas can affect …