03/28/2026
Comment “ITCHY” to learn what retained Primitive Reflexes may be contributing to your child’s tactile defensiveness — whether they’re hypersensitive or sensory-seeking.
Certain retained reflexes can interfere with how the nervous system processes touch, leaving a child feeling either overwhelmed by sensation or constantly craving more of it.
A child with retained reflexes impacting the tactile system may:
🔹 Avoid certain clothing textures or tags
🔹 Overreact to light touch but crave deep pressure
🔹 Resist hair brushing, nail cutting, or tooth brushing
OR they may:
🔹 Constantly touch everything and everyone
🔹 Seek messy play and get overly rough
🔹 Crash into people or objects
When the nervous system is stuck in an immature reflex pattern, everyday sensations can feel either threatening or not registering enough, so the child either avoids or seeks to regulate.
To learn more about the signs and all the retained Primitive Reflexes that would be impacting your child’s tactile system, comment “ITCHY” and we’ll send you the link.
