COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ADHD
https://cme.ucsd.edu/ddhealth/courses/CandA_adhd.html
Rationale: The brain has the ability to build new neural networks and strengthen existing neural networks to compensate for ADHD symptoms.
Method: EEG biofeedback-based system that is different than traditional biofeedback in that it integrates educational and behavior shaping strategies.
- Child wears helmet with sensors that record theta/beta wave activity
- Child’s attention controls characters in computer-based educational games that are designed to improve time on task, visual tracking, short term memory sequencing, and discriminatory processing
- Computer program gives written feedback on the child’s performance and sets goals for each training session based on previous performance
- Company recommendations:
- Use for children and adults ages 6 and over
- Use for a minimum of 40 hours to promote permanent skill acquisition
- Do not use with a person who has a history or possibility of seizures, closed head trauma, or who experiences anxiety.........
