1. The Neurofeedback Approach to Childhood Disorders ADHD, Autism, Asperger’s, Learning Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Anxiety, Depression

2. THE “MANAGEMENT” APPROACH Allopathic medicine generally focuses on the primary complaint and tries to ameliorate the single problem with a medication. Medications, however successful, generally carry unwanted side effects Often a patient will have one drug to treat a single problem and two other drugs to treat the side effects of the first drug

3. THE “MANAGEMENT” APPROACH In ADHD, for example, the dominant brainwaves are the slow frequency brainwaves known as theta and delta Most ADHD medications are stimulants that speed up the brain but the effect is temporary. Remove the stimulant and the brain slows down again. In addition to not fixing the root of the problem, stimulant medication also has side effects and we do not know the consequences of its long term use.

4. THE “MANAGEMENT” APPROACH The same is true for most of the medications prescribed for these childhood disorders. As long as the patient is on the medication, some improvement is noticed But if the medication is discontinued, there is a high probability of a return to the former state.

5. THE NEUROFEEDBACK APPROACH Research over the past 40 years has demonstrated that inappropriate brainwave activity is at the core of most of these childhood disorders. Neurofeedback is a sophisticated form of biofeedback that actually trains the brain to normalize the brainwaves and make them flexible and adaptable to situational needs. And the results are permanent!

6. Neurofeedback is based upon the principle that there is a normal pattern of brain wave activity and that the brain regulates itself based upon this pattern.

7. Research demonstrates that this normal pattern may become disrupted resulting in a dysregulated brain and causing neurological symptoms

8. Dysregulated Brain Wave Patterns are Identified on a Quantitative Electroencephalogram or QEEG

10. There are three types of Global Dysregulation DELTA/THETA DYSREGULATION ALPHA DYSREGULATION BETA DYSREGULATION

14. In addition to identifying global dysregulation, the mapping software will also identify focal sites of dysregulation The mapping software will correlate the dysregulated findings at each site, with the function of each site.

15. Common Dysregulated Patterns Associated with Childhood Conditions CONDITIONPATTERN ADHD Elevated magnitudes of Delta / Theta and low magnitudes of Beta Autism / Asperger’s Coherence issues between interhemispheric homologous sites Learning Disorders Elevated magnitudes of Delta (may also be present in TBI) Sleep DisordersElevated magnitudes of Beta Generalized Anxiety / Panic Attacks Shift in the normal asymmetry of Beta DepressionShift in the normal asymmetry of Alpha

17. The Neurofeedback Procedure

18. The purpose of the Brain Map is two fold: –To identify both global and focal dysregulatory brain wave patterns; and –To provide the statistically best neurofeedback protocols to correct those dysregulated patterns

19. The goal of neurofeedback is not to diagnose or treat any particular condition. The goal is to transform an unhealthy, dysregulated brainwave pattern into a normal, healthy, organized pattern

20. HOW IS NEUROFEEDBACK DONE Individuals are hooked up to a computer using wires and sensors and the computer reads their brainwaves

21. Information about these brainwaves is displayed on the doctors monitor

22. The software automatically detects when the brainwaves are properly ordered and it feeds that information back to the patient

23. This feedback appears in the form of a game, movie, or sound which signals the patient that the brainwaves are becoming more ordered

24. Rollercoaster Video

25. DVD’s and Movies

26. When you have information on what your brain waves are doing, your brain can use that information to change how it works. THE BIG IDEA

27. NEUROFEEDBACK IS BASED IN OVER 40 YEARS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROVING IT’S EFFICACY

28. In fact, Dr Frank H. Duffy, a Professor and Pediatric Neurologist at Harvard Medical School, stated that “Neurofeedback should play a major therapeutic role in many difficult areas. In my opinion, if any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy it would be universally accepted and widely used”

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