Ohhh pure gold! We do some cross the mid line challenges in my class and I am also trying to show them how to self regulate (aged 4-5). It seems I'll be finding some goodies in this channel. If only I could just drink the computer and gain all this knowledge instantly :D Step by step I guess.
Can these exercises make up for a truncated crawling duration? My son only crawled for 2.5 months and has dyslexia. I was really insistent he do midline- and primitive reflex- exercises when he was ~6.5 (we did them for a couple of months and I didn't see any dramatic improvement). I've taken him to a sacral cranial prof. and they did work and said his primitive reflexes were integrated (again I didn't see a whole bunch of improvement, i.e. he's still dyslexic, he's still ADHD). He's now 10yo and we are back and trying again. What am I doing wrong? What else can I do to support him? Are there ways to create the neuro-connections that weren't fully formed earlier in his development.
Multi-sensory instruction can sometimes be helpful. So various textures, colors, sounds of items to move/manipulate - maybe working into the school/educational task to give it almost a hands on/body on approach. The multi sensory should include proprioceptive and vestibular systems so crawling, rolling, push/pull/jump, activities. Can work into activities to combine with activities that work on decoding, sight works, comprehension strategies. A lot of repetition, and review, and small group/individual instruction. Even with those primitive reflexes integrated, crossing the midline and movement activities can help to develop our sensory system with appropriate integrated responses. Hope this helps!
@@dantheotman4140 Thanks for the response! We'll keep up the exercises then and try to incorporate more movement into our learning process. Thanks for sharing the video and the ideas.
@@cristinacampbell7372I would also get his mineral levels checked and take him to a dietitian and naturopath and make sure he doesn't have digestive issues that prevent him from absorbing nutrients. Maybe get a heavy metal test and do gentle chelation if he has metals in his body. I did these things and they were very helpful and I have several learning disabilities.
