A.D.D.,ADHD,Neurofeedback, Biofeedback & Learning Disorder Treatment

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Elixa has many products that can help people of all ages improve their ability to concentrate, learn, create, and cope. We have simple yet powerful light and sound brainwave synchronizers that act like training wheels for the mind. These devices range in price from $99 (see Sirius ) to over $400. Click here for a simple training procedure that you can do with most Light/Sound (L/S) devices.

You can also consider biofeedback/neurofeedback devices like the WaveRider which use a few connections to the scalp and your PC. The easy-to-use software tells you when you've reached the desired state of mind and the effects last and become second nature with time. We hope that more parents and educators will try these non-invasive approaches before resorting to drugs.

Click here to read the article "Being in Control. The Role of Biofeedback in Controlling ADD" by Jason Alster, MSc who found that using GSR (see ThoughtStream) relaxation training helped students diagnosed with ADD when he began viewing the condition as stress-related.

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Consider this information from J. of Neurotherapy, 2(2):8-13, 1997. Click here to read full paper.

PMS, EEG, AND PHOTIC STIMULATION
David Noton, PhD of The Forest Institute

"The treatment of ADHD with photic stimulation has been developed extensively by Harold Russell and his associates, using frequencies of 18 Hz and 10 Hz alternating for two minute periods, with demonstrable improvements in IQ scores and behavior (Russell and Carter, 1993). Many clinicians appear to be using photic stimulation informally for ADHD and the other slow brainwave disorders, with anecdotal reports of successful treatment but with very few published results.

Treatment of Slow Brainwave Disorders with Neurofeedback
Many neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) practitioners report successful treatment of some or all of these slow brainwave disorders. For example, the Lubar's have for many years worked with children with ADHD, training them with beta frequency biofeedback, with excellent results (Lubar 1991 and 1989); the Othmer's have a long history of success with beta frequency biofeedback with patients with all of the disorders in this group (Othmer 1994); and there are many other practitioners using this approach. Generally the feedback protocol involves positive reinforcement of beta frequencies and negative reinforcement of theta frequencies, though various other protocols are also used successfully.

The Brainwave Frequency Hypothesis
A reasonable explanation that is commonly proposed for the above experimental and clinical results is that the key to treating these disorders (all characterized by excessive slow brainwave activity) is to speed up the brainwave frequency. It is proposed that this can be accomplished either by training the patients to speed up their own brainwaves (beta-training neurofeedback) or by entraining the patients' brainwaves with a photic stimulation device flashing at beta frequencies.

Photic Stimulation vs. Neurofeedback
If both neurofeedback and photic stimulation are effective in the treatment of these "slow brainwave" disorders, perhaps the best treatment may often be a combination of the two. Photic stimulation has the advantages of low cost and portability; it can be given to patients as "homework" between sessions and as pre-training for neurofeedback, to "teach" the brain the frequency that is to be trained. Neurofeedback develops the patient's sense of self-control and also has the unique advantage of localisation, the ability to affect neuronal activity and brain blood flow specifically at a training site chosen for its relevance to the disorder, rather than just in the cortex in general. The combination of neurofeedback and photic stimulation seems particularly appropriate for ADHD, where the patient may initially have motivational difficulties with the neurofeedback training and need assistance from any other modality available."

The system below incorporates advanced programming of pulsed lights and sounds to improve focus and attention. Click here for a simple training procedure that you can do with most Light/Sound (L/S) devices.

See the Sirius or Proteus for low-cost L/S that you can use with the whole family! Fun to use and effective within a few sessions.

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Bibliography of Neurofeedback and AD/HD:
A Comparison of EEG Biofeedback and Psychostimulants in Treating
AD/HDs. Thomas P. Rossiter, and Theodore J. La Vaque.
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1, Summer 1995

EEG Biofeedback in the Schools: The Use of EEG Biofeedback to Treat
ADHD in a School Setting. William D. Boyd, Susan E. Campbell.
Journal of Neurotherapy, 2 (4)

Gates, States, Rhythms, and Resonances: The Scientific Basis of
Neurofeedback. Andrew Abarbanel
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1 (2)

Improved Neuronal Regulation in ADHD: An Application of 15 Sessions
of Photic-Driven EEG Neurotherapy. Graham J. Patrick
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1 (4)

Neurotherapy and Drug Therapy in Combination for Adult ADHD,
Personality Disorder, and Seizure. Hansen, Trudeau, & Grace
Journal of Neurotherapy, 2 (1)

ADHD: Neurological Basis and Treatment Alternatives
Arreed Barabasz and Marianne Barabasz
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1, Summer 1995

Neurological Basis and Neurofeedback Treatment of ADHD
Joel F. Lubar, & Judith O. Lubar, 1995

Patient-Directed Neurofeedback For AD/HD.
Thomas R. Rossiter, Ph.D.
Journal of Neurotherapy, 2 (4)

Event Related Potentials of Subgroups of Children with ADHD and the
Implications for EEG Biofeedback
Michael Linden, Richard Gevirtz, Robert Isenhart, and Todd Fisher
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1 (3)

ADHD. Pharmacotherapy and beyond
Tan G, Schneider SC
Postgrad Med 101 (5): 201-204 (May 1997)

EEG Biofeedback: A New Treatment Option for ADD/ADHD.
Alhambra, Fowler, and Alhambra.
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1 (2)

A controlled study of the effects of EEG biofeedback on cognition
and behavior of children with attention deficit disorder and
learning disabilities. Linden M, Habib T, Radojevic V
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 21 (1): 35-49 (Mar 1996)

Evaluation of the effectiveness of EEG neurofeedback training for
ADHD in a clinical setting as measured by changes in
T.O.V.A. scores, behavioral ratings, and WISC-R performance.
Lubar JF, Swartwood MO, Swartwood JN, O'Donnell PH
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 20 (1): 83-99 (Mar 1995)

Ten-year stability of EEG biofeedback results for a hyperactive boy
who failed fourth grade perceptually impaired class. Tansey MA
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 18 (1): 33-44 (Mar 1993)

Discourse on the development of EEG diagnostics and biofeedback for
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Lubar JF
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 16 (3): 201-225 (Sep 1991)

Electroencephalographic biofeedback of SMR and beta for treatment
of attention deficit disorders in a clinical setting. Lubar JO, Lubar
JF. Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 9 (1): 1-23 (Mar 1984)

EMG and EEG biofeedback training in the treatment of a 10-year-old
hyperactive boy with a developmental reading disorder.
Tansey MA, Bruner RL
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 8 (1): 25-37 (Mar 1983)

Operant conditioning of EEG rhythms and ritalin in the treatment of
hyperkinesis. Shouse MN, Lubar JF
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 4 (4): 299-312 (Dec 1979)

EEG and behavioral changes in a hyperkinetic child concurrent with
training of the sensorimotor rhythm (SMR): a preliminary
report. Lubar JF, Shouse MN
Biofeedback & Self-Regulation 1 (3): 293-306 (Sep 1976)

PMS, EEG, AND PHOTIC STIMULATION David Noton, PhD of The Forest Institute

PMS, EEG, AND PHOTIC STIMULATION
David Noton, PhD of The Forest Institute