Posted by Hugh on July 8, 2014, at 17:53:43
In reply to AD(H)D assessment, posted by Beckett on July 7, 2014, at 12:19:28
Neurofeedback clinicians have found that people with ADD/ADHD frequently have an excessive amount of slow-wave brain activity. They act out in an attempt to wake up their sluggish brains. This is why Ritalin and other stimulants frequently work so well at calming them down. Neurofeedback clinicians train their ADD/ADHD patients to reduce their slow-wave activity. This is called decreasing the theta/beta ratio.
Some neurofeedback clinicians do an initial assessment of their patients called a qEEG (quantitative EEG) where they measure nineteen sites on the scalp. A qEEG costs approximately $1,000. I had something called a mini-Q done, where eight or ten sites were measured on my scalp -- first with eyes closed, then with eyes opened, then reading, then doing math, to see how my brain functioned during each segment. This cost me just $75. Peter Van Deusen developed the mini-Q, and he's trained hundreds of neurofeedback clinicians how to use it. You could try emailing him at info@brain-trainer.com to see if he knows of any clinicians near you who do a mini-Q. An interesting book about neurofeedback is A Symphony in the Brain by Jim Robbins.
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