Maddy has graduated out of the Moro Reflex!
She actually graduated out two weeks ago and I just now realized that I hadn't shared that news with anyone out of the inner most circle.
There are a series of sensory steps and for her to master the first one is always great. I felt like we should have had a mini "good bye" ceremony for Starfish as it had become such an integral part of our everyday life.
Or at least some kind of celebration at the hard work that Maddy had accomplished.
Either way, she has moved on to the Palmer Reflex. The Palmer stems from that wonderful moment when your infant baby grabs your finger with their whole hand and holds on with all their might.
Palmer seen here
The best definition for it is this:
She actually graduated out two weeks ago and I just now realized that I hadn't shared that news with anyone out of the inner most circle.
There are a series of sensory steps and for her to master the first one is always great. I felt like we should have had a mini "good bye" ceremony for Starfish as it had become such an integral part of our everyday life.
Or at least some kind of celebration at the hard work that Maddy had accomplished.
Either way, she has moved on to the Palmer Reflex. The Palmer stems from that wonderful moment when your infant baby grabs your finger with their whole hand and holds on with all their might.
Palmer seen here
The best definition for it is this:
- Palmer Reflex: The palmer reflex is the automatic flexing of fingers to grab an object and should integrate by six months. If the palmer reflex is retained, a child may have difficulty with fine motor skills, stick out tongue while writing and exhibit messy handwriting.
So now starts the task of integrating Palmer.
This one requires a metronome and some fast fingers. Basically using the hand you write with, you touch your thumb to each finger in sequence while stretching out your fingers between touches. Thumb to pointer - out - thumb to middle - out - thumb to ring - out - thumb to pinkie - out and repeat. To the metronome beat of 60 and up to 120.
Maddy is at 45 right now and so we will work steady to increase her speed. She must do this 2 minutes a day for the next 30 days...
What else is in the mix....
OT is in full swing.
She finished her social skills group - that was a mixed review of positives and negatives
She has a reading tutor that is working with her weekly - she LOVES this!
Overall, just maintaining schedule in the midst of everything. She will wrap up her 1st grade year of homeschooling on May 1 and she is ready for the break.
I am proud of her. She has a long way to go but she is so strong. Such a determined little ball of sunshine.
That makes even the darkest days - just a bit sunnier.
This one requires a metronome and some fast fingers. Basically using the hand you write with, you touch your thumb to each finger in sequence while stretching out your fingers between touches. Thumb to pointer - out - thumb to middle - out - thumb to ring - out - thumb to pinkie - out and repeat. To the metronome beat of 60 and up to 120.
Maddy is at 45 right now and so we will work steady to increase her speed. She must do this 2 minutes a day for the next 30 days...
What else is in the mix....
OT is in full swing.
She finished her social skills group - that was a mixed review of positives and negatives
She has a reading tutor that is working with her weekly - she LOVES this!
Overall, just maintaining schedule in the midst of everything. She will wrap up her 1st grade year of homeschooling on May 1 and she is ready for the break.
I am proud of her. She has a long way to go but she is so strong. Such a determined little ball of sunshine.
That makes even the darkest days - just a bit sunnier.
Opening up your blog and being greeted by that smiley face made my day! She is a rock star, way to go Maddy!
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