| According to recent surveys, millions of young people | | | | with neurofeedback therapy for ADD/ADHD. Not only |
| and adults struggle to face each new day as they | | | | is it possible that their ADD/ADHD may become a |
| cope with ADD, ADHD, or both. According to Frank | | | | distant memory, letting them move on with their life |
| Coppola, ADD is better described as an "attention | | | | without the stress that often accompanies this |
| abundance disorder, where everything is just so | | | | condition, but they may actually become smarter as |
| interesting...remarkably at the same time." In the medical | | | | well. Picture the person with ADD/ADHD being able to |
| community, these conditions are better known as | | | | wake up in the morning knowing that their day is finally |
| Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit | | | | going to be like everyone else's, thanks to the way |
| Hyperactivity Disorder. Adults and children with these | | | | their brain now works; this would be very exciting for |
| disorders not only have problems keeping their | | | | them and could lead to a whole new lifestyle. |
| thoughts under control, but also have difficulty | | | | Is Neurofeedback Better than Medications? |
| remaining still. | | | | In many cases, it truly is. The reason for this can best |
| ADD and Neurofeedback | | | | be illustrated by quoting an old proverb, "If you give a |
| Brain biofeedback, as neurofeedback is also called, | | | | man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you teach |
| could be considered the perfect match for the patient | | | | him how to fish, he will eat for the rest of his life." Using |
| with ADD/ADHD. The success rate reported in recent | | | | neurofeedback for ADD/ADHD is like teaching |
| studies using neurofeedback therapy for ADD/ADHD | | | | someone how to fish; if you can teach the patient how |
| was eighty percent; eight out of ten patients were able | | | | to control their brainwaves and thought patterns, you |
| to finally leave behind the highly aggravating symptoms | | | | have taught them something that will help them for the |
| that have plagued them for their entire lives. Imagine | | | | rest of their lives. |
| your school-age child being able to stay on track and | | | | Prescription medication, on the other hand is much like |
| bring home excellent grades without having to rely on | | | | handing them a fish; you only feed the person for one |
| the medications that leave your child "in a fog," unable | | | | day. Tomorrow, you will have to feed them another |
| to participate at the same level as the other students. | | | | fish and so on day after day. The symptoms only |
| Many patients find that after thirty to forty treatments, | | | | abate as long as the patient continues to take their |
| not only do they leave their problems behind, but they | | | | medication. When they stop, the symptoms return. The |
| also actually experience a measurable gain in their IQ | | | | worst part of this is the continued risk of succumbing |
| level. Thousands of people quit smoking each year, | | | | to the side effects of many of these medications. In |
| just to avoid the negative consequences, like lung | | | | the end, the choice is yours. Do you take a pill with side |
| cancer, for example. Can you imagine how many | | | | effects to treat your ADD/ADHD for the remainder of |
| more people would quit, if they not only could avoid the | | | | your life, or do you make use of neurofeedback |
| "bad" things, but could also enjoy a boost of 10 points | | | | therapy for ADD/ADHD, and treat the cause of your |
| on their IQ? | | | | condition, enabling you the possibility of long lasting |
| This is what can happen for the person who is treated | | | | symptom reduction? |