The ADHD Assessment comprises the TOVA (a simple computerised continuous performance test) a psychometric
test (questionnaire) and an EEG (brain wave) inspection. Together, these give you an excellent idea about whether you
have a neurological attentional disorder (ADHD).
Your child may have already been assessed by an educational psychologist or consultant
paediatrician who has made a firm diagnosis, but if they haven't, then the ADD assessment could be the first step towards
getting help. Contact us now to book an assessment and put your mind at rest! The assessment costs £150
and includes a full report.
If your child already has a diagnosis, and you have decided to follow a course of neurofeedback training then you
may decide to get a full brain map to provide extra information to guide the neurotherapy:
Making the brain map is a simple, non-invasive procedure. A special cap is put on the head and a number of
electrodes are attached to the cap. It looks a little strange, but it is not uncomfortable. These electrodes pick up
the electrical activity in the brain and convert the electrical activity into an image, i.e.an EEG or 'electroencephalograph'.
This brain map is then compared to a normative database of other same-age brain maps and differences from the norm are highlighted.
All the information is collated by the therapist and the most approriate remedial treatment is decided upon.
Neurofeedback works by re-training the brain's electrical activity. This is how it is done:
- An electrode is gently attached to the child's scalp with a little conductive paste (rather like vaseline) and a
further electrode is clipped onto each ear. It is not uncomfortable.
- The electrodes pick up the electrical activity from the brain. An amplifier magnifies the signal and it
is converted into an image of brain waves on the therapist's computer screen. The therapist sets behavioural targets - ie
the specific brain activity that the child needs to enhance or reduce.
- The child sits in front of a computer game. When he hits his targets, he has success with a game displayed on a
computer screen in front of him; seeing points accumulate and hearing audible beeps. In this way, he is able to see and hear
when he is achieving the desired brain state, and he will learn to achieve it more often, until it becomes normal for him.
Want to see a little bit more about how neurofeedback works and what brain maps are? Click on the link 'tell me more' below
and you will go to Educational NeuroCare.
