| There are now five types of effective recognized | | | | some time as they are both actually changing the |
| professional treatments for ADD, ADHD, and Autism: | | | | amplitude of brain waves. |
| 1. Drug treatments: (Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Strattera, | | | | EEG Biofeedback (AKA neurofeedback) has been in |
| etc). Most of these drugs contain methylphenidate, the | | | | use since the 1970s. It is completely safe (so safe that |
| same ingredient as "speed" on the street where it's | | | | no state in the US evens requires a license). Many |
| highly illegal, and addictive to many. They do help | | | | research and personal reports show that well over |
| education authorities to "control" a child while at school. | | | | 500,000 diagnosed ADD/ADHD persons have been |
| Some schools even get a subsidy for every Ritalin | | | | "trained" out of these brain disorders with it. These kids |
| user. PERHAPS a conflict of interest - YOU THINK? | | | | sit quietly in class and learn, and in most cases, their |
| This type of "medication" does NOT "cure" anything. | | | | measured IQ goes up. |
| Suppressing symptoms can also suppress potential. In | | | | The data from dozens of clinicians, and thousands of |
| addition, there are many drug side effects and | | | | ADD/ADHD subject's shows with 40 half-hour |
| addictions as serious drawbacks to using Ritalin and | | | | sessions, approximately 50% of ADD/ADHD trainees |
| similar drugs. You can check on these facts if you | | | | lose all the "brain problem" symptoms. With 60 |
| aren't convinced about these dangers at: | | | | half-hour sessions, or 60 nights of auditory brainwave |
| 2. Allergy treatments. For several years, I worked with | | | | Training, approximately 85% of ADD/ADHD trainees |
| another researcher developing End-Point-Titration in a | | | | lose most or all of these "brain problem" symptoms. |
| Florida allergy clinic. In my opinion, EPT is the only truly | | | | "Success" in this training is considered to be the trainee |
| effective method of allergy/sensitivity cure therapy. | | | | sitting still in class, paying attention, learning easily, doing |
| During that time, (EEG biofeedback was not known to | | | | assigned homework in the time allotted, and in many |
| me then), I used this technique along with others to | | | | cases, an increase in tested IQ. Needless to say, |
| successfully treat ADD/ADHD in several children. | | | | getting off all dangerous drugs is also an important |
| However, this EPT therapy is usually very expensive, | | | | criterion. |
| ranging up to $10,000 in expensive "doctor" time to | | | | What about the "other" 15%? Well, remember that |
| diagnose and treat. | | | | ADD/ADHD is NOT a disease. It's more like a broad |
| 3, Nutritional treatments. Many "cures" have been seen | | | | "continuum" ranging from the boy who eats candy at |
| by taking some allergens out of the diet, supplying | | | | lunch, and is hyper for the afternoon all the way up to |
| enzymes and probiotics to diets, etc. This might be | | | | non-communicating autism. Also remember that |
| considered as an addition to the allergy treatments | | | | diagnosis of ADD, ADHD, and Autism is more art than |
| above. | | | | science, and is done more for insurance than for |
| 4. EEG Biofeedback training. Starting in the 70's, more | | | | therapy. Diagnosis and separation of ADD-Autism |
| and more clinicians have found that training to raise the | | | | symptoms is a "guess" at best, and different doctors |
| SMR brain wave while controlling or lowering Theta | | | | misdiagnose many children. |
| works to alleviate or remove those symptoms of | | | | Another very important success factor is "motivation" |
| attention and concentration deficit, impulsive and | | | | of the trainee. Some clinicians are not as good at this |
| hyperactive behavior, autism, epilepsy, and even | | | | as others. This also applies to parents and teachers. |
| depression and schizophrenia symptoms. The same | | | | The advantage of the Bate Auditory Training system |
| drawback of very high cost is here as well, as this | | | | is that no motivation is required. Just let it run 24/7. |
| training in a clinic also requires hours and hours of | | | | Each child is an individual, and different in many ways. |
| expensive clinic/doctor time. Typical costs for 60 | | | | Those children that are closer on the continuum to |
| half-hour-training sessions for ADD/ADHD/autism run | | | | Autism are the ones that mostly compose this 15%. |
| from $3000 to $10,000. Leasing from BHT Inc can cut | | | | These children take more sessions (up to 200 in one |
| this cost to under $450 in most cases. | | | | case reported by Dr Von Hilsheimer, an internationally |
| 5. Passive Auditory brainwave Training. Since April | | | | recognized clinical expert), but even these more |
| 2004, Dr Bate has conducted successful experiments | | | | serious cases are trainable with EEG biofeedback or |
| in substituting passive auditory messaging for the | | | | Bate Auditory Training. Since the cost is always a |
| expensive EEG biofeedback (and computer). The | | | | factor, the first choice should be the BAT system, as it |
| success rate is very comparable to that of EEG | | | | is a small fraction of the other costs |
| biofeedback (above). In the experiments Dr Bate found | | | | Did you find this article useful? For more useful tips |
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