The TLR

The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) is one of many primitive reflexes.
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It is designed to help with muscle tone and gravity.
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The two movement patterns of the TLR are:
1️⃣ Forward / flexion - when the eyes travel down and the person looks down
2️⃣ Backwards / extension - when the eyes travel up and the person looks up
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The TLR should integrate into the body to make way for higher level movement patterns by no later than 3 years of age.
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Some signs that an older child might have a retained TLR:
⭐ Low muscle tone and poor endurance
⭐ Visual perception challenges
⭐ Poor sense of spatial relations
⭐ Signs of dyslexia
⭐ Decreased bilateral coordination
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Try this activity with your child!
It may be tricky at first, but practice it and make sure you try it yourself!
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Start with just a couple of reps to practice and then work your way up to completing more reps with good control.
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You can place targets on the wall to help your child visually follow the ball in their hands to tap the target.
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Also, be sure to complete a heavy work activity afterwards, because the head position changes of this activity may be alerting or overstimulating!
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Do you want to learn more about primitive reflexes?
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We have a free webinar (along with our free UA-cam channel) that will give you a basic understanding of primitive reflexes and how to get started if you think your child might have retained primitive reflexes!
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