A New Solution for the ADD to Autism Problem

There’s a new affordable alternative to dangerous drugs for the ADD-Autism continuum!
Unlike drugs, there are NO harmful side effects.  Unlike Neurofeedback (AKA EEG
Biofeedback, long proved the best therapy), it’s affordable for even low income families.

For about 40 years, EEG Biofeedback (now called Neurofeedback or NeuroTherapy) has proved to be the most effective for “training” kids out of the ADD/ADHD/Autism symptoms.  It takes between 50-60 half hour sessions to get an ADD/ADHD child that sits still in class, concentrating and learning (and who doesn’t freak out the class with his hyperactivity).  It can take up to 200 or more sessions to improve an autistic child close to this same ideal.

The major drawback to Neurofeedback Training is that a half hour session in a Neurofeedback clinic costs between $75 and $250.  The computer and the EEG BF unit are expensive, and “doctor time” is always expensive.  (One psychiatrist is reputed to actually charge $350 per half hour – and without a gun!).

How many families can really afford $5000 or more in a year?  How many families that can afford this high amount want to spend this much?  How many families are persuaded by convincing drug ads and the schools (with subsidies from the drug makers) that drugs are the way to go?  (After all, drugs are covered under most health insurance and are “free” in effect – money, a strong motive).  Read the rest of this entry »