Our children are encouraged to perform some exercises and physical play activities in the hall that can help with primitive reflexes for younger pupils who may have retained primitive reflexes (RPR). This can contribute to autism, dyspraxia, sensory-vestibular disorders, coordination, and balance problems, including emotional and social challenges such as low self-esteem, separation anxiety, and difficulty reacting to change.
Persistent primitive reflex can interfere with the development of fine motor skills, cognitive processing, and emotional regulation.
When children sit or are positioned for a prolonged period of time in class, we partake in physical rhythmic movements on gymnastic mats using peanut balls for therapy exercises, hula hoops, ball games, crawling, roly-poly, and starfish exercises, which are involuntary movements.