Research

Persistence of primitive reflexes and associated motor problems in healthy preschool children
Ewa Z. Gieyztor, Anna M. Choinska and MaƂgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778413/ 


Retained Primitive Reflexes and Potential for Intervention in Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Robert Melillo, Mauricio Chinchilla-Acosta, Shanine Kamgang, Ty Melillo & Eli Carmeli
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.922322/full 


The effect of hemisphere specific remediation strategies on the academic performance outcome of
children with ADD/ADHD.
Melillo R, Thum S, Ransom MA, Orlando M, Tice C, Carrick FR. International Journal of Adolescent
Medicine and Health
10.1515/Ijamh.2010.22.2.275 


Persistent Childhood Primitive Reflex Reduction Effects on Cognitive, Sensorimotor, and Academic
Performance in ADHD
Melillo R, Leisman G, Mualem R, Ornai A,Carmeli E. Frontiers in Public Health
10.3389/fpubh.2020.431835


Effects of motor sequence training on attentional performance in ADHD children
Melillo R. International Journal On Disability and Human Development
10.1515/Ijdhd.2010.043


Retained Primitive Reflexes as a sign of brain imbalance
Dr Robert Melillo, Brain Balance Centre’s
https://www.brainbalancecenters.com/blog/retained-primitive-reflexes-sign-brain-imbalance 


How ADHD Resembles Retained Primitive Reflexes, and Vice Versa
By ADDitude Editors 2021
https://www.additudemag.com/retained-primitive-reflexes-and-adhd-symptoms-treatment/ 


Why Physical Foundations for Learning Matter
Sally Goddard Blythe MSc
https://sallygoddardblythe.co.uk/new-research-physical-foundations-learning-matter/ 


The degree of primitive reflexes integration as a diagnostic tool to assess the neurological
maturity of healthy pre-school and early school age children.
Gieysztor E, Sadowska L, ChoiƄska AM, 2017. Journal of Public Nursing and Public Health.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ 

 

Persistence of primitive reflexes and associated motor problems in healthy pre-school children
Gieysztor E, ChoiƄska AM, Paprocka-Borowicz M, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.5114/acms.2016.60503 


Measuring Primitive Reflexes in Children with Learning Disorders
Sulltane Bilbilaj, Aranit Gjipali Fatlinda Shkurti
https://doi.org/10.26417/ejms.v5i1.p285-298 

 

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