ADHD facts

• Undiagnosed adult ADHD is on the rise and a recent meta-analysis documented a significant statistical association between mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
• Conventional treatments, including prescription stimulants and amphetamines such as Ritalin and Dexedrine, have many side effects.
• Emotional dysregulation is often the hallmark of ADHD
• Diagnosis of ADHD is often given based on subjective tests or psychological assessments alone.
• Attention networks of the brain that are identifiable with qEEG.
• Our dietary habits are often disordered by our lifestyles.
• Meanwhile, the prevalence of ADHD has increased by over 40% in the past decade. 4 % of the population now fits the diagnosis!

ADHD Symptoms

The symptoms of ADHD generally fall into three broad categories:

1. Inattention: trouble paying attention or feeling easily distracted when focusing on any one task.
2. Hyperactivity: Children can feel squirmish and fidgety. Teens and adults often feel restless and fidgety. The trouble with reading or enjoying other quiet activities.
3. Impulsivity: Acting based on emotional triggers before thinking.  Children may not be able to wait for their turn or to share. This makes it hard for them to play with other children. Teens and adults may make rash decisions that have a long-term impact on their lives.

ADHD Testing

The symptoms of ADHD can be due to electronic or biochemical imbalances in the brain, due to genetic or environmental factors triggered by diet.

• Blood Tests: individuals suffering from an attention problem ADD/ADHD may suffer from nutritional deficiencies such as simple omega three fatty acids, and vitamin D.  Disturbance of essential minerals such as zinc and copper or an access of environmental toxic heavy metals can be part of the picture also. These changes affect the immune stem and compromise the health of the good bacteria living in the Gut. For example, The gut bacteria make GABA, an amino acid which is often less in patients with ADHD.
• Brain Mapping: quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG) can identify the specific electronic patterns associated with ADHD.  The qEEG map can isolate the brain attention networks and assess them for function. This highly useful diagnostic tool determines the intervention and outcomes. 

Child and Adult ADHD Treatment

QEEG is the analysis of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain or brain waves, recorded from multiple electrode sites on the surface of the scalp over a period. The process is also called brain-mapping.  QEEG uses modern analytical software to compare the recordings with the reference values from healthy individuals with no history of concussion or known symptoms.

QEEG analysis gives us the ability to view the dynamic changes throughout the brain. Combined with a powerful program called LORETA neurofeedback training, QEEG can then be used to train and augment the brain activities to achieve remarkable improvements in symptoms of inattention and focus.   

Along with diet to correct the gastrointestinal causes of ADHD, the use of supplements to facilitate healing of the brain, we also use Bowen therapy to improve the physical restlessness that goes along with ADHD.