摘要：Low birth weight has a negative impact on psychomotor development, specifically onmotor and perceptual functions. In order to prevent this effect, neurodevelopmentaldiagnosis should be supplemented by an effective therapeutic system. The aim of thiswork was to test a program for psychomotor development based on A.R. Luria’s conceptof three functional brain units or blocks and the necessity of stimulation of the firstfunctional unit in early childhood. Stimulation of subcortical systems associated withpsychomotor and cognitive regulation may help to set the basis for positive functioningof the cerebral cortex in the coming years. Vestibular exercises and proprioceptive stimulationwere used. All exercises included significant communicative activity as describedby Vygotsky and Lisina, which provided positive direct emotional contact between adultand child. Twenty-five babies with low birth weight were included in the study, alongwith their parents. After 250 days in the program, all the underweight children presentedpositive functional development. We conclude that positive effects of these programs forcorrection and psychological development may be achieved during the first year of life.The methods for sensitive diagnosis and correction should be considered by all specialistsinvolved in topics of early development.
