Reflexes, Learning And Behavior

by Goddard, Sally

• ISBN13: 9780976454304
• ISBN10: 0976454300
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-19
• Publisher: eCampus Content Holding

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction	xv
Chapter 1 REFLEXES: Their impact on success or failure in education	1	(26)
The Moro Reflex	4	(4)
The Palmar Reflex	8	(1)
The Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex	9	(4)
The Rooting Reflex	13	(2)
The Spinal Galant Reflex	15	(2)
The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex	17	(7)
The Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex	24	(3)
Chapter 2 FROM PRIMITIVE REFLEX TO POSTURAL CONTROL
Postural Reflexes	27	(6)
The Landau Reflex	33	(1)
The Amphibian Reflex	34	(1)
The Segmental Rolling Reflexes	35	(1)
Equilibrium Reactions	36	(5)
The Startle Reflex
The Parachute Reflex
Chapter 3 BRAIN DEVELOPMENT - Establishing a brain hierarchy	41	(14)
The Brain Stem
The Midbrain - Thalamus
Basal Ganglia
Hypothalamus
The Cerebellum
The Cerebral Cortex
Hemispheric Specialization
The Triune Brain
Chapter 4 THE SENSES	55	(26)
Balance and the Vestibular System	56	(4)
Tactility	60	(4)
Auditory	64	(6)
Visual	70	(6)
Proprioception	76	(1)
Taste and Smell	77	(4)
Chapter 5 REFLEX TESTING	81	(16)
1. Moro Reflex Standard Test	82	(1)
2. Moro Reflex Erect Test (Clarke, Bennett, and Rowston)	83	(1)
3. Palmar Reflex	84	(1)
4. Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex Standard Test	85	(1)
5. Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex Schilder Test	86	(1)
6. Rooting Reflex	87	(1)
7. Suck Reflex	87	(1)
8. Spinal Galant Reflex	88	(1)
9. Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex Erect Test	89	(1)
10. Symmetrical Tonic Neck Test	90	(1)
11. Landau Reflex	91	(1)
12. Amphibian Reflex, Prone and Supine	92	(1)
13. Segmental Rolling Reflex, Hips and Shoulders	93	(1)
14. Oculo-Headrighting Reflexes	94	(1)
15. Labyrinthine Headrighting Reflexes	95	(2)
Chapter 6 HOW CAN WE HELP?
Deciding the level of remediation	97	(5)
Teaching with normal child development in mind	102	(3)
Sensory Problems: Balance, Auditory, Visual	105	(7)
Providing better environment for children with NDD	112	(3)
TABLES:
Development and Transformation of the Reflex System	115	(1)
Historical Indicators of Neuro-Developmental Delays	116	(1)
Remediation for Retained Reflexes	117	(2)
Chapter 7 THE EVOLUTION OF AN IDEA-REFLECTING ON REFLEXES
History	119	(6)
Clinical Research	125	(2)
Research into the impact of Reflex Stimulation/Inhibition	127	(3)
Summary	130	(3)
Appendix
1 Chapter Notes	133	(4)
2 Case Histories and Papers
Beuret: Results with adolescents and adults	137	(4)
Goddard: Elective mutism: The unchosen silence	141	(20)
Developmental milestones: Blueprint for survival	148	(11)
Why do our children roll and tumble?	159	(2)
3 Glossary	161	(3)
4 Useful Addresses	164	(3)
5 References	167	(9)
6 Index	176