Diagnosing ADHD

“ADHD takes many forms. Some are common and some quite rare. Some respond rapidly to treatment while others take more time. Some drive teachers and parents crazy while others elicit sympathy and caring. In some cases, the difference between a label of ADD and ADHD is the severity of the disorder. In other cases, the.. read more →

ADHD and Addictive Behavior

 “Question:  My brother is a drug addict and tells me that his addiction was caused by the ADHD.  Is this true?”     “Answer:  Many adults with untreated ADHD develop problems with drugs.  Often this occurs because  the ADHD leads to failures that in turn lead to attempts to escape the negative feelings about being a.. read more →

Adult ADHD and Challenges

 “Joel and Judith Lubar report that adults with ADD are likely to have reactive depression because of repeated failures and inability to meet their own, often unrealistic, standards.  Indeed, between 70 and 80 percent of children with ADHD continue to experience significant problems in adulthood.  Neurotherapists have known for some time that a far greater.. read more →

ADD/ADHD, Holistic Intervention

A HOLISTIC INTERVENTION PLAN:     “A theme that I stress throughout this book is that brainwave biofeedback is not a stand alone treatment.  One can markedly improve the poor functioning of the brain of an ADHD child, for example, but still not see important changes in the child’s performance, family relationships, or personal sense of.. read more →

ADHD and the Brain Map Findings

 Example “After taking all the measurements, I printed out the data and made some calculations to determine the areas of Jason’s brain that showed problematic activity.  I go over my calculations with clients in detail to verify that the information I have gained about their condition matches their experiences and is  the reason they are.. read more →

Ritalin and Neurofeedback Question

  ” FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION          Q:  My eight-year-old’s teacher said she needs Ritalin.  I do not agree.  What should I do?          A:  I would thank the teacher for her concern, tell her you are addressing the problem using nonmedication approaches, and take your daughter to a neurotherapist for.. read more →

It’s All In Your Head, Neurofeedback

  “The client soon understands that the referring physician believes that the client’s problems are not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s problems and not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s mental condition.  My response to clients who have been told, “It’s all in.. read more →

All is not ADD

“Refining the Distinctions:  All is Not ADD     Not everything that looks like ADD is ADD.  Normal children and adults can have behavioral characteristics that can resemble ADD.  We can all have bad days or even bad weeks.  In our offices, if we juice up on a lot of coffee, our staff threatens to treat.. read more →

“It’ All In Your Head”

   In his book A Symphony in the Brain, journalist Jim Robbins wonders why a field with such enormous promise, as neurotherapy is still not well known.  It has been practiced by therapists for almost four decades.  Numerous studies have shown that it can treat serious mental conditions.  Further, neurotherapy has been shown to be.. read more →

Neurofeedback, Symphony in the Brain

  “When I heard that there was a new kind of biofeedback that amplifies your brain waves and allows you to make your brain stronger, I thought, wasn’t biofeedback something that came and went in the 1970’s?    I had never tried it, but I associated it vaguely with the seventies, the Beatles, and transcendental meditation. .. read more →