NORMAL AND ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT: The influence of primitive reflexes on motor development

Abstract

2nd ed. Normal motor development proceedsin an orderly sequence of events, fromthe apedal to the quadrupedal to thebipedal level. The normal childchanges and modifies sensorimotorpatterns of early and primitive movementsand adapts them gradually tomore complex functions. In cerebralpalsy, sensorimotor experience hasbeen abnormal from the beginning. The child can make use of his abnormalsensorimotor patterns only towhatever degree he may be involved. In cerebral palsy, normal maturationis interrupted and an insufficientlydeveloped postural reflex mechanismand prolonged retention of primitivetotal pattern. HALF TITLE: NORMAL AND ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT; TITLE PAGE: NORMAL AND ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter I: BASIC CONCEPTS IN THE MATURATION OF NORMAL MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; Chapter II: NORMAL DEVELOPMENTAL MOTOR MILESTONES; Chapter III: INFLUENCE OF PRIMITIVE REFLEXES TO MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; Chapter IV: EARLY DIAGNOSTIC SIGNS; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.