107: Primitive Reflexes in Kids with ADHD with Dr. Kaleb Scroggin

Soaring Child: Thriving with ADHD

What are primitive reflexes? What role do they play in ADHD symptoms? And can working on retained primitive reflexes really make that much of a difference in kids with ADHD?

Dr. Kaleb Scroggin joins this episode of the Soaring Child podcast to share more on this topic. Dr. Scroggin was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia where he currently runs his pediatric-focused Chiropractic practice. He was a high level athlete growing up where he was exposed to sports chiropractic and even went on to work with pro athletes in the NFL and MLB during his undergraduate and the first portion of his chiropractic schooling.

He was then exposed to the profound impact of working with children and the life changes that can happen when a child’s health is improved and restored. He immediately shifted from working with athletes and dove into newborn and neurodevelopmental health. From there he received a board certification in pediatrics and published a paper on balance and coordination in children with ASD, while running a practice and raising three beautiful children with his wife. Every day he is invigorated with the changes he sees in childrens’ lives.

If you are curious to learn more about retained primitive reflexes, tune in to this episode!

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Key Takeaways:

[4:01] What are primitive reflexes?

[8:21] What are retained primitive reflexes?

[14:30] What should a parent do if they suspect a child has retained primitive reflexes?

[22:02] Are there specific reflexes that are directly related to ADHD challenges?

[30:16] Is there a time when it’s too late to fix these things?

[37:00] Where to find Kaleb online

Memorable Moments:

”Primitive reflexes are the major movers of your body from about 4 months pre-birth to about 4 months after birth, and their goal is to actually train your brain on what to do.”

”There’s about 14 different…primitive reflexes…that we check in our office on our new infant exams that should be there at birth.”

”There are some reflexes that are there starting at 4 months before birth and some that don’t come on until a few months after birth that help with different developmental milestones.”

”Movement is the #1 driver of brain development.”

”There’s a ton of infant reflexes that need to be integrated in order for that frontal lobe - the executive function - to have a good foundation to work.”

”You have to turn on the whole frontal part of the brain in the developmental order as a baby for the adult part of the brain to work appropriately.”

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