Emerges: 9 weeks in utero

Birth: Fully present

Inhibited: 2-4 months of life

• Building the sleep/wake pattern and the beginning of “attention”
• Balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide
• Activation of the Fight-or Flight System

Retained Moro Reflex beyond 4 months: 

• Under Aroused (ADD) / Over-Aroused (ADHD)
• Vestibular and proprioceptive instabilities
• Oculo-motor and visual-perception problems
• Possible auditory confusion
• Allergies and altered immune responses
• Dislike change; doesn’t transition well
• Low endurance

 Integrating this reflex will:

• Allow the nervous system to finish the pattern
• Unpark the brain pattern
• Allow the child to move forward