Reflex Integration Primitive Reflexes 26 handouts exercise play skills OT SEL

Struggling with attention, posture, emotional regulation, or motor skills? Primitive reflexes could be the missing link. This toolkit makes it easy to understand test, understand, and build exercises to support reflex integration — with specific exercises, real-life activity ideas and ways to incorporate into daily routines. This includes handouts to help understand the link of reflexes to handwriting / attention / sensory processing , quick screening and charts for exercise. Perfect for occupational therapists, teachers, and parents who want practical, ready-to-use solutions. Empower growth from the foundation up!

Primitive reflexes are some of the building blocks for emotional regulation, attention, posture, balance, fine motor skills, and academic readiness. When reflexes don’t fully integrate, children may struggle with sensory processing, coordination, handwriting, emotional outbursts, and learning challenges. This toolkit was created to bridge the gap between understanding primitive reflexes and knowing exactly what to DO about them. This includes explanation of each reflex, signs that it may be active, why the reflex matters, how to test and sample exercises to help integrate the reflex.

Handouts include:

•Understanding Primitive Reflexes and Why They Matter pages 4-5

•Role of primitive reflexes in emotional regulation pages 6-8

•Connection between primitive reflexes and handwriting struggles pages 9-10

•How primitive reflexes affect attention pages 11-12

•Primitive reflexes and sensory processing challenges pages 13-15

•The link between reflexes, balance, posture and coordination pages 16-18

•Why crossing midline matters pages 19-21

•Moro Reflex – pages 22-23

•ATNR – pages 24-26

•STNR – pages 27-29

•TLR – pages 30-32

•Spinal Galant – pages 33 -35

•Palmar grasp – pages 36 – 37

•Plantar reflex – pages 38- 39

•Rooting & sucking reflex – pages 40-41

•Landau reflex – pages 42 – 43

•Babinski reflex – pages 44 – 45

•Fear paralysis reflex – pages 46 – 47

•TLR for older kids / core strength – pages 48 – 49

•Supporting reflex integration through play pages 50 – 52

•Building reflexes into everyday routines – pages 53 – 54

•Putting it all together – additional ways to place into routines – pages 55-56

•When to seek help – pages 57-58

•Primitive reflexes chart – page 59

•Primitive reflexes exercise chart – page 60

•Primitive reflexes quick screening – page 61

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This is perfect for general education students but also students with Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, ADD, sensory processing disorder, and other special needs. This can be used with general education, RTI, MTSS, special education, school psychologist, school counselor, occupational therapy OT, speech language pathology SLP, and social work SW.

I am a school occupational therapist who has a doctorate in occupational therapy. I work closely with special education and general education staff adapting material. This is where I get my inspiration for this material. I have used my materials with a variety of children with different disabilities including learning disabilities, dyslexia, autism, sensory processing disorder, ADD, ADHD, visual impairments, deaf/hard of hearing, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and more.

DISCLAIMER: By using this, you agree that this activity is not intended to replace the advice of a physician or occupational therapist. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. Please speak with your physician or OT if you have questions. Stop any activity if you are unsure about a child’s reaction or ability. You should discontinue anything if you do not know your child’s reaction or ability.