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Some "fidgety" kids have retained infantile reflexes that make it hard for them to sit still. The same pattern of neurological development that results in the retained reflexes also results in motor issues that look like slow processing speed on paper and pencil tests.

There are OT interventions that can be helpful in encouraging these retained reflexes to integrate, but they are not always the whole answer, to be sure.