))
The role of Primitive Reflexes in anxiety and other mental health issues. Interview with Sonia Story
Manage episode 407202472 series 3558797
Content provided by Edward Plimpton and Edward H. Plimpton. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Edward Plimpton and Edward H. Plimpton or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
We are born with a set of primitive reflexes that are necessary for our survival but over the course of the first year should be gradually inhibited or integrated with higher cortical functions over time. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons primitive reflexes do not always get integrated as higher cotrical functions get online. Sonia Story is a leading expert on the role of primitive reflexes in contributing to a variety of mental health issues. It is an exciting area that provides a new set of interventions for children based on movement patterns.
Some helpful links to supplement the podcast
How neurodevelopmental movements can help with mental health issues.
https://www.moveplaythrive.com/MentalHealth
The importance of Primitive Reflexes
https://www.moveplaythrive.com/learn-more/item/importance-of-integrating-reflexes
About ADHD and Primitive Reflexes
https://www.moveplaythrive.com/learn-more/item/can-adhd-be-dissolved
About Sonia Story's Brain and Sensory Foundation course
99 episodes
Share
