ADHD, is a disorder that includes difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior and hyperactivity. Although ADHD is not considered a learning disability, research indicates that from 30-50 percent of children with ADHD also have a specific learning disability, and that the two conditions can interact to make learning extremely challenging.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for these children to control their behavior and/or pay attention. It is estimated that 5.4% of children between the ages of 6 – 14 have been diagnosed with some form of ADD or ADHD as per a Canadian Child Health Study.

Children, adolescents and adults with untreated ADHD are at a greater risk for:
•    Learning difficulties, less academic success, school dropout, and fewer years of schooling
•    Additional mental health disorders and problems with self esteem
•    Substance abuse and a greater chance of becoming involved in the justice system
•    More accidents and sustaining injuries, more automobile accidents and earlier death
•    ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that has been clinically observed for more than 200 years

Although many professionals believe that there is no cure for ADHD there are many things that you can do to support your child to be his or her best.  Many of my clients are looking for interventions that would support their children.   At Brain Awakening, we use a Neurofeedback process which is a non-evasive mirroring process that assist you in  training the brain to stay more calm and focused.  During the process your brain will learn to self regulate.

For most people, concentrating on a task helps to speed up brain activity. This makes your brain more efficient. The opposite is true for children with ADHD. If your child has this condition, the act of concentrating can leave them vulnerable to distraction and less efficient. That’s why simply telling them to pay attention isn’t the most effective solution. Neurofeedback training might help your child learn to make their brain more attentive when it needs to be.

What I see in our office is people with ADHD have very active low frequencies, and under active high frequencies. Neurofeedback has been found to be very successful in correcting this out of balance in people with ADHD which allows them to use their brains differently.

I have worked with many children struggle in school and at home and Neurofeedback has made a profound difference.

“For the first time in his life,” says his mom, “he feels good about himself.”

Neurofeedback is very complementary to other healthy interventions for your child. I highly recommend that parents continue to educated themselves about food additives, sensitivities and allergies, began seeing how your child responds to dietary changes.