The Primitive Reflex Screening & Clinical Reasoning Guide is a 17-page printable resource designed to help pediatric and school-based practitioners move beyond simply identifying a possible retained reflex and consider how findings may relate to a child's functional performance.
 
The guide walks you through a practical process for looking at the Moro, TLR, ATNR, Spinal Galant, and STNR reflexes, beginning with observed symptoms and informal physical screening and then helping you organize your findings, consider functional relevance, and determine appropriate next steps. It is designed as an informal clinical screening and planning resource, not a standardized assessment or diagnostic tool.
 
The resource also includes visual exercise guides, a weekly activity planner, an extensive activity library, and quick-reference directions that make it easy to select activities that fit into therapy sessions, classroom routines, home programs, or other everyday activities.
 
Included in the 17-page resource:
Primitive Reflex Symptom Screening
Physical Screening Quick Guide
0–4 Physical Screening Scoring Criteria
Screening Summary & Clinical Interpretation worksheet
Visual exercise guides for Moro, TLR, ATNR, Spinal Galant, and STNR
Primitive Reflex Weekly Activity Planner
2-page Primitive Reflex Activity Library
2-page Activity Reference Guide with quick directions
Typical Primitive Reflex Integration Timeline
 
Pair It With My Primitive Reflex Courses!
This resource can be used on its own as a quick-reference tool, but it also makes a great companion to my primitive reflex courses. If you want more instruction on why retained reflexes matter, how to screen, what you are looking for, and how to connect your findings to functional intervention, I currently have two on-demand webinars available through Sensational Brain:
Integrating Primitive Reflexes: Strategies for Parents and Practitioners
This 3-hour on-demand course reviews informal screening and strategies for Moro, TLR, ATNR, Spinal Galant, and STNR, with demonstration videos and practical approaches for pediatric settings.
Integrating Primitive Reflexes in a School-Based Setting: Screenings, Compensation Techniques, and Treatment Strategies
This 4-hour on-demand course takes a school-based approach to screening, classroom compensation techniques, treatment activities, and incorporating strategies functionally into the school environment