Attention, Balance and Coordination

Sally Goddard Blythe is a Consultant in Neuro-Developmental Education, a frequent media contributor, and International Director of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP) in Chester, UK. She has worked in the area of neuro-development for more than twenty years and is the author of many books and papers on child development and neuro-developmental factors in specific learning difficulties. Her first book, Reflexes, Learning and Behavior (1996), provided the basic information for many professions around the world now using reflex assessment. She has since written further books on including Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning (2012) and Neuromotor Immaturity in Children and Adults (2014). She is a regular keynote speaker in the areas of neuromotor immaturity and early years education.

• About the Author viiAbout the Contributors ix1 Windows on the Brain 12 The Significance of Primitive and Postural Reflexes 293 Primitive Reflexes of Position 654 Primitive Tactile Reflexes 995 Postural Reflexes 1276 Use of the INPP Screening Questionnaire 1497 Postnatal Factors Using the INPP Questionnaire 1918 The Development of the Vestibular–Cerebellar Theory 2279 The Effects of Neuromotor Immaturity in Adults and in Adolescents 25910 Development of the INPP Method—from Theory to Fact 29511 Other Factors in Specific Learning Difficulties 30712 Missed and Misdiagnosis 345Appendix 1 365Appendix 2 377Glossary of Terms 379Bibliography 385Index 407