'..if
any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy it would be universally accepted and widely used... it is
a field to be taken seriously by all.'
Frank H
Duffy M.D. Professor & Paediatric Neurologist at Harvard Medical School
Thousands of people
with learning and behavioural difficulties (eg ADHD, Aspergers, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia) have been successfully treated
with neurofeedback. Now available in the UK, it could be the answer for you or your loved ones...
Children
with learning difficulties, or special educational needs (SEN) now account for over 20% of the primary school population,
with some schools identifying more than half their pupils as SEN. Learning difficulties frequently go hand in hand
with challenging behaviour, and, despite the current government's social inclusion policy, children with SEN are
at least 3 times more likely to be excluded. Research has revealed that, in essence, all learning difficulties stem from
desynchronised brainwaves. Neurofeedback directly addresses these difficulties and trains the brain to function
at its best.
There is no such thing as a 'good' brain wave or a 'bad' brain wave - we all employ different
kinds of brain waves at different times, according to the task in hand. But problems can occur when the brain's
regulation system is faulty in some way - it can get stuck at too high or too low a level, or it can be unstable, slipping
from high to low at the wrong moment, like the chain on a bicycle.
In the case of children with ADHD, for example, there
is a problem with too much slow activity in the pre-frontal cortex. Research has revealed that this slow activity increases
at the very moment the child attempts to engage in an active concentration task. Consequently, the child starts to behave
in an agitated, restless way - simply to try and keep himself alert. (This is why hyperactive children are given psychostimulant
medication such as Ritalin - giving them a stimulant actually results in calmer behaviour!) Neurofeedback trains the ADHD
brain to self-regulate so that it will not slip into too slow a state. The hyperactive behaviour is reduced and the
child can focus calmly on the demands of the task.
Different learning and behavioural problems are associated with
different neuronal (brain wave) patterns. These patterns are identified using an advanced brain mapping technique (QEEG) and then
normalised with neurofeedback training. Individuals respond differently to training, but normalisation typically occurs withinin
40 sessions, of about 30 minutes duration, which are usually conducted twice per week.
..normalisation
of the brain waves results in improved brain function which leads to better learning, better behaviour and a happier life...
