Course Menu
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Introduction
Course Outline
System Development
Understanding Fear Paralysis Reflex
Understanding Moro Reflex
Understanding Rooting Reflex
Understanding Babinski Reflex
Understanding Palmer Reflex
Understanding Spinal Galant Reflex
Understanding Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR)
Understanding Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR)
Understanding Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)
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Phase 1 Overview
Rhythmic Movement Training
Rooting Reflex Exercise
Palmar Reflex Exercise
Babinski Reflex Exercise
Spinal Galant Reflex Exercise
Moro Reflex Exercise
Optokinetic Reflex
Astronaut Training Slow
Wilbarger Brushing
Box Breathing
Hand Pulls
Meatball
Smooth Pursuits
Supine Rocking
1/2 Superman
Snow Angel
BALANCED BRAIN ~ THRIVING CHILD
Kim Lowack
Slow/Fast Eye Tracking
TECHNIQUE:
- 12 inches from the nose move an object in a horizontal plane
- Watch to see that the eyes move at the same time and without any interruptions in the tracking smoothness of the eyes.
- We want your child to be able to track the object without moving the head.
RIGHT BRAIN WEAKNESS:
- Start the object of focus on the child's left side- in their peripheral vision
- Move the object slowly to the child's right side- peripheral vision
- Have them jump their eyes quickly to their left side
- Repeat 10x
LEFT BRAIN WEAKNESS:
- Start the object of focus on the child's right side - peripheral vision
- Move the object slowly to the child's left side - peripheral vision
- Have them jump their eyes quickly to their right side
- Repeat 10x
Frequency:
- 1-2 x daily
- give rest breaks as needed, the eyes can be very sensitive
Undesired observations:
- unable to track objects smoothly and evenly
- watching for a "blip" in the eye movement in the middle or sides of the visual field (midline or end shifts)
- loss of object - eyes jump completely away from the moving target
- Holding breath
- Watering eyes
- Eye strain
- Eye aches
- Headache
Visual tracking is a visual motor skill that occurs when the eyes focus on an object as it moves across the field of vision. Visual tracking occurs with the movement of the eyes to follow a moving object and not the movement of the head. The eyes have the ability to track an object in vertical and horizontal, diagonal, and circular planes. There should also be an ability to track across the midline of the eyes and with the smooth pursuit of the object. Visual tracking requires several skills in order to efficiently occur. These include oculomotor control abilities, including visual fixation, saccadic eye movement, smooth pursuit eye movements, along with convergence, and visual-spatial attention.
- Incoordination when visual perceptual skills or visual motor skills are required
- Difficulty with eye-hand or general coordination
- Difficulty with sports including those that use a ball or target
- History of delayed developmental milestones
- Reverse letters or numbers when writing
- Misjudges distances or heights related to the orientation of the body or body parts in movement or activities
- Difficulty following an object across their field of vision, especially when the object crosses the midline
- Difficulty reading
- Difficulty writing
- Trouble copying work from one place to a paper in single-plane or multi-plane locations
- Difficulty keeping up with peers
- Difficulty managing body on uneven surfaces, including navigating and managing bleachers, steps, or walkways
- Difficulty drawing or coloring
- Trouble shifting gaze in all planes
- Skips words or a line of words when reading or re-reads lines of text
- Must use the finger to keep place when reading
- Poor reading comprehension
- Short attention span
- Difficulty comprehending or remembering what is read
- Confusion with interpreting or following written directions
- Writing on a slant, up or downhill, spacing letters and words irregularly
- Confusion with left/right directions
- Errors when copying from a chalkboard or book to paper
- Misalignment of horizontal and vertical series of numbers in math problems