{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Podcast Shorts from the Disability Labs Podcast Network","title":"TWGPC 012 Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":215,"description":"0:01 Hey everybody, it's Cheri from The Writing Glitch.\n0:04 Today we're going to be talking about the symmetric tonic neck reflex, and this reflex will impact kids when they're writing as well.\n0:17 So, how do you test for this one in a baby?\n0:19 Is you?\n0:22 Well, describing it in an older kid is easier than a baby.\n0:27 I don't do the babies very often.\n0:29 I do the older kids.\n0:30 So when I'm testing this with an older kid, I put them on a horse, and I will have them look up at the board and then look down at the floor while they're on all fours, all fours.\n 0:43 And if they sit back on their heels, that's a good sign that is an STNR in the works.\n0:52 So what that looks like from a functional standpoint is that kids will have difficulty copying from the board.\n1:06 So we often talk about whether can they copy near copy, mid copy, or far copy.\n1:11 For those of you who are not OTs, near copy means copying from a book on the desk with them. Mid-copy might be being able to copy from the computer or something just in front of them.\n1:29 But can they copy from the board beyond the desk or far copy?\n 1:35 So you've got a kiddo that might be struggling with cupping.\n1:45 They're losing their place all the time. Every time they go to look up their vestibular system gets confused.\n1:55 It doesn't know where to go and doesn't know how to refocus when they look down.\n1:59 This vestibular system gets confused and doesn't know where to look.\n2:04 It might be even more basic than the vestibular system's reaction.\n2:11 It might be that this kid has an STNR, which again is the symmetric tonic ne reflex.\n2:22 So, this reflex is helping us learn how to stand up and sit down and do activities where we can tilt our head.\n2:33 So if we can't do that, we will have difficulty.\n2:40 So, if you have any questions about an STNR sign-up for the upcoming master class this fall, more information is coming.\n2:52 But I want to let you know that we'll do another pocket reflex here in a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rTw68mhc6vUTm6wcZ9t55VH6T3W5HBly92fB1yWkwzk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84M2Ri/YjhlYjRhM2NiOTE3/Mjc4NzRjZjYwZDJi/YWJmMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}