Comment “STNR” to learn more about the signs that come with a retained STNR reflex and to also check out a simple test to know if it’s retained. You don’t always have to test your child or students to know if an STNR reflex is retained. Many of the following signs point to retention if the child struggles with: 🤔Attention and Focus (ADHD-like symptoms) 🤔Poor posture and struggles to stay seated ​​🤔Low muscle tone and prefers to slouch back in chair or lie on desk 🤔Prefers to lie on their tum

It’s all because of a retained reflex called the STNR - symmetrical tonic neck reflex. It’s a reflex that splits the body in half from top and bottom, and it helps to allow babies to learn to crawl forward. When it doesn’t integrate, or mature, that leaves the person’s body movements at the mercy of what their head, neck, and eyes are doing. It’s extremely exhausting! It can be 10 times harder for people with this reflex retained to copy from the board, sit properly in a chair, ride a bike, etc.

truggling with Focus or Reading? Let’s Check the STNR Reflex! 📖👀 If your child has difficulty focusing at school or finds reading more challenging than it should be, it might be due to the STNR reflex. This reflex can interfere with eye movement, making it hard to control how the eyes move up and down or converge on close-up objects. How to Test for the STNR Reflex: Eye Convergence Test: Have your child focus on an object (like a paintbrush) 5 cm away from their nose. If they struggle to go cr

In this video, we worked on improving an overactive STNR reflex that caused her arms to collapse under pressure. Using low-level laser, vagal nerve stimulation, NeuroSAGE, and targeted exercises, she made incredible progress in just two weeks. We help kids of all ages reach real results! Comment INFINITY to learn more about what we do! #ChildDevelopment #TherapyThatWorks #primitivereflexes #occupationaltherapy #childhealth | Infinity Neuromotor Development Center

ATNR & STNR Reflex Exercise That Kids Actually Enjoy! Wheelbarrow walks aren’t just fun—they’re powerful. 🧠💪 When a child pushes toward a target like this, they’re engaging their neck, arms, and core… but they’re also working through foundational reflexes like ATNR and STNR that could be holding them back. Want to see more of what we do and how it can help your child? Comment “Infinity” below. | Infinity Neuromotor Development Center

How strong are ATNR and STNR? Quick scale: slight arm drop = 1, halfway = 2, full drop or face to floor = 4. A 1 to 1.5 means we can start vestibular work and gently add convergence training 👀⚖️ Eye drift often points to upper brainstem, while Moro and TLR sit lower, so sequence matters. Calm the lower reflexes, then build vestibular and eye teaming for smoother control. DM “Help” and my team will get on touch. Need support for your child? Dm us “help” and my team will get in touch. | Infinity

When primitive reflexes like STNR, ATNR, and Moro are still active, it’s not just “tight muscles”—it’s the nervous system holding onto patterns it was supposed to let go of. Today we’re using movement, targeted laser therapy, and brainstem work to help Kai’s body start letting go. 🧠 Violet light over T1 helps increase blood flow to the cerebellum—fueling coordination and reflex integration. 🎯 We’re opening up his low back, hips, and neck to reduce reflexive tension and support efficient moveme

Two very important reflexes to integrate are the STNR & ATNR. Generally they integrate between 6 and 12 months old. When they don’t integrate, we can see a variety of functional challenges, including things like learning disabilities, handwriting difficulty, poor posture, ocular motor deficits, left / right confusion, and even misdiagnosed for ADHD! You can see them clearly when they aren’t integrated when doing activities like these! While these integration activities aren’t the most functional