BODY
CONTROL – WHERE AM I?
(Excerpt from “OPEN YOUR EYES AND LISTEN”)
During prenatal development, there are primitive
reflexes which have been designed for survival.
These reflexes integrate into the maturing
child, and in their place postural reflexes
are developed which allow the child to learn
how to sit up, stand, balance, etc. in other
words, he finds his place in space (Where
Am I?); if not, this is what is sometimes
referred to as “persistent primitive reflexes”.
If the body is disorganized, if postural
reflexes are not fully developed or integrated,
the brain gets conflicting signals. For
example, some children require constant
motion to orient themselves in space: other
children turn their entire head or body
instead of their eyes, because eye movement
has not yet been differentiated.
Without knowing where your body is in space,
sports can be difficult as well as simply
shifting your eyes from desktop to board
at school.
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