Effects of a 12-week exercise intervention on primitive reflex retention and social development in children with ASD and ADHD

This dataset provides repeated measures of primitive reflex activity and
behavioral characteristics in children, collected to explore the
developmental relationships between neurophysiological immaturity and
behavioral tendencies such as ADHD traits, conduct issues, and social
functioning. Primitive reflexes—including the Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex
(TLR), Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflexes (STNR, ATNR),
Landau, Galant, and Babinski—were assessed across four time points:
pre-intervention, and at one, two, and three months post-baseline. Reflex
scores were recorded using two systems: a 0–4 scale for degree of
persistence or abnormality, and binary (0 = negative, 1 = positive) for
simple presence/absence. Behavioral traits were evaluated using the Social
Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2) and the Conners 3rd Edition (Conners3),
capturing dimensions such as inattention, hyperactivity, executive
functioning, and oppositional behavior. This dataset enables longitudinal
investigation into how retained primitive reflexes may relate to
behavioral regulation and neurodevelopmental profiles in early childhood.
It may serve as a valuable resource for clinical researchers,
developmental psychologists, and educators working in early intervention
and neurodevelopmental assessment.