No disrespect meant, but this doesn't seem based on sound science at all. In the first place, stress is called a neurological disorder and is equated with ADD/ADHD, Autism, and Asperger's. I don't pretend to know much about neurology, but I do know that stress is a physical response to environmental stimuli and is not a "disorder." If I'm actually in danger and I get stressed, that means my body is functioning properly. Too much stress is a bad thing and can have negative health effects, but it's not a disorder on its own, and I fail to see how it is connected with ADD or Autism.
Second, this section doesn't really explain what the therapy actually does, and it certainly doesn't explain it in scientific terms. Pathways? Various "parts of the brain" being overstimulated? Practice doing what? It's so vague that I can't help but suspect pseudoscience.
Maybe the therapy is perfectly good, but I'd expect more from an article entitled "How the Treatment Works" including references to scientific journals as well as differentiation between ADD, Autism, and stress, which are three very different "disorders" (I maintain that "stress" is not a disorder). That's my two cents. I should note that I'm not in a position where I have to decide my child's welfare.
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