Introduction

Hello, my name is Dakota and I am an undergraduate student studying kinesiology at Michigan State University. Throughout the duration of this blog, I will analyze various infantile reflexes and reactions. Areas of emphasis will include emergence and extinction patterns in normal developing infants, as well as, non-normal infant trajectories of growth. Normal within the context of this blog indicates an infant born full-term and with no underlying conditions that affect motor development. Non-normal indicates a preterm birth and/or the presence of a condition that affects motor development. For example, cerebral palsy (CP) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are two conditions known to affect motor development. In this blog, I will show the normal patterns of growth parallel to non-normal growth patterns.