ADD/ADHD Robert's Feedback

A GP'S EXPERIENCE OF NEUROFEEDBACK FOR REMEDIATION OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

Dear Dr. F

I thought you might be interested to hear how we have been getting on with EEG Neurofeedback. Robert started treatment sessions at the end of November 1996 (then aged six years and eight months) and has been going twice weekly most weeks since. It has been quite a marathon in terms of time and effort, travelling, patience and perseverance, but it has proved well worth while in the end.

Robert was on pemoline 80mg daily at the outset, and has gradually come off medication, stopping finally mid May after thirty eight sessions. We are expecting to complete treatment at about fifty sessions. His attention and concentration are much better, and he is generally calmer and more responsive. I enclose his T.O.V.A. (test of variables of attention) results (prior to treatment, and after twenty and forty sessions - all off medication) and WISC III profile (before treatment and after forty four sessions - again off medication)

With regard to the medication, progress was very interesting. I had expected, perhaps mistakenly that Roberts behaviour would improve with the Neurofeedback, leading us to try a reduction in the pemoline. In fact reductions in pemoline were forced by the development of side effects after every few sessions or so, mainly whingey, irritable or tearful behaviour, which disappeared promptly on dropping the pemoline dose.

We now have a pretty normal little boy, which is wonderful. Medication had worked very well for him really, but first thing in the morning was always a problem, and we were conscious that there was room for improvement.

With best wishes

Tricia

P.S. I think the W.I.S.C. results are quite impressive.

Robert - WISC III UK (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children) Test results. Roberts test results pre - and post - neurofeedback are shown below (off medication on both occasions)

17/7/97

Dear Dr. F

I thought you might be interested to hear how we have been getting on with EEG Neurofeedback. Robert started treatment sessions at the end of November 1996 (then aged six years and eight months) and has been going twice weekly most weeks since. It has been quite a marathon in terms of time and effort, travelling, patience and perseverance, but it has proved well worth while in the end.

Robert was on pemoline 80mg daily at the outset, and has gradually come off medication, stopping finally mid May after thirty eight sessions. We are expecting to complete treatment at about fifty sessions. His attention and concentration are much better, and he is generally calmer and more responsive. I enclose his T.O.V.A. (test of variables of attention) results (prior to treatment, and after twenty and forty sessions - all off medication) and WISC III profile (before treatment and after forty four sessions - again off medication)

With regard to the medication, progress was very interesting. I had expected, perhaps mistakenly that Roberts behaviour would improve with the Neurofeedback, leading us to try a reduction in the pemoline. In fact reductions in pemoline were forced by the development of side effects after every few sessions or so, mainly whingey, irritable or tearful behaviour, which disappeared promptly on dropping the pemoline dose.

We now have a pretty normal little boy, which is wonderful. Medication had worked very well for him really, but first thing in the morning was always a problem, and we were conscious that there was room for improvement.

With best wishes

Tricia

P.S. I think the W.I.S.C. results are quite impressive.

Robert - WISC III UK (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children) Test results. Roberts test results pre - and post - neurofeedback are shown below (off medication on both occasions)

17/7/97

Dear Dr. F

I thought you might be interested to hear how we have been getting on with EEG Neurofeedback. Robert started treatment sessions at the end of November 1996 (then aged six years and eight months) and has been going twice weekly most weeks since. It has been quite a marathon in terms of time and effort, travelling, patience and perseverance, but it has proved well worth while in the end.

Robert was on pemoline 80mg daily at the outset, and has gradually come off medication, stopping finally mid May after thirty eight sessions. We are expecting to complete treatment at about fifty sessions. His attention and concentration are much better, and he is generally calmer and more responsive. I enclose his T.O.V.A. (test of variables of attention) results (prior to treatment, and after twenty and forty sessions - all off medication) and WISC III profile (before treatment and after forty four sessions - again off medication)

With regard to the medication, progress was very interesting. I had expected, perhaps mistakenly that Roberts behaviour would improve with the Neurofeedback, leading us to try a reduction in the pemoline. In fact reductions in pemoline were forced by the development of side effects after every few sessions or so, mainly whingey, irritable or tearful behaviour, which disappeared promptly on dropping the pemoline dose.

We now have a pretty normal little boy, which is wonderful. Medication had worked very well for him really, but first thing in the morning was always a problem, and we were conscious that there was room for improvement.

With best wishes

Tricia

P.S. I think the W.I.S.C. results are quite impressive.

Robert - WISC III UK (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children) Test results. Roberts test results pre - and post - neurofeedback are shown below (off medication on both occasions)

From a letter to Dr Kaur referring another ADD child for Neurofeedback treatment:

Lovely to get your card, I'm glad all is going well. We are all fine & Robert continues to improve at school with very little in the way of problems.

Best wishes

Tricia