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Old Mar 10, 2015, 08:31 PM
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JEmom41190, Hello and welcome to PC.

I have ADHD and I am an older adult and I currently take a low dose stimulant. I am not familiar with the success of neurotherapy and especially for children but I hope someone does come along who has some experience with this. Have you heard of Dr. Daniel Amen? He is a psychiatrist who has done a lot of brain imaging and his work is still not widely accepted among the ADHD community but at least the guy is trying to transform the field. I will give you his site.

Neurofeedback Brain Training - Amen Clinics

This is what it is.....

Neurotherapy, also called neurofeedback (NFB), EEG biofeedback, or brainwave training is a type of alternative therapy, more specifically a type of biofeedback that uses realtime displays of electroencephalography (EEG) to illustrate brain activity. By recording brain wave activity using sensors placed on the head, a practitioner can gather information about why an individual may be having clinical symptoms based on what is happening in their brain. States of neurophysiological over-arousal or under-arousal can contribute to why a client may be manifesting symptoms of anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), and a variety of other stressful conditions. Once initial information has been gathered, neurofeedback can be used to track brain wave activity, and train the brain to operate more efficiently by providing visual and auditory feedback to the client as their brain wave patterns improve and self-regulation occurs.

I hope that you find all of the answers that you are hoping for. Someone may have actual experience trying this. Best wishes.

Last edited by sideblinded; Mar 10, 2015 at 10:17 PM.