The
Results of OUR Work
Neurofeedback combined with training in metacognitive strategies
Effectiveness in students with ADD
As published in: The Journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (vol. 23, Number 4)
L. Thompson, Ph. D.
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Neurofeedback combined with training in metacognitive strategies
Effectiveness in students with ADD
As published in: The Journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (vol. 23, Number 4)
L. Thompson, Ph. D.
Please click on the .pdf file listed below for the full study (2.61meg download)
You will need Adobe Acrobat or other compatible .pdf reader to view the study. www.adobe.com
Recent
unsolicited e-mails and letters from the mother and
father of a client who came to the centre 15 years
ago (permission
was given for us to let others read
these):
Hello Lynda and Mike, I tried to send you an email last week through your ADD website. However, I suspect that it did not get through to you. I wanted to update you on the incredible success that your former early client, Cameron, has become. I will not go into detail here until I am sure that you receive this email. The short on his story is that he is doing exceedingly well at Queen's University in his final year of Honours Computer Science. He has decided to do his final presentation and research paper in one of his courses on the use of computers for using brain waves to aid ADD/ADHD children as well as many other brain disorder conditions. This has brought up many fond memories of you both in his mind and he would love to talk to you again. He especially remembers conversations with Mike that influenced him greatly. You would not believe what this scraggly little boy looks like and acts like now. We are eternally grateful! As Cameron says, "You saved my life!" Regards, Joan
Hello Lynda and Mike, I tried to send you an email last week through your ADD website. However, I suspect that it did not get through to you. I wanted to update you on the incredible success that your former early client, Cameron, has become. I will not go into detail here until I am sure that you receive this email. The short on his story is that he is doing exceedingly well at Queen's University in his final year of Honours Computer Science. He has decided to do his final presentation and research paper in one of his courses on the use of computers for using brain waves to aid ADD/ADHD children as well as many other brain disorder conditions. This has brought up many fond memories of you both in his mind and he would love to talk to you again. He especially remembers conversations with Mike that influenced him greatly. You would not believe what this scraggly little boy looks like and acts like now. We are eternally grateful! As Cameron says, "You saved my life!" Regards, Joan
Then in
another email:
Cam is now in his final year at Queen's. Many
of his marks are in the 80's and 90's.
At this pinnacle in his journey he has found pause
to reflect on his journey and your (ADD Centre's)
part in it. As he has been planning his power
point presentation on EEG and Neurofeedback for
ADD/ADHD he was at the point of listing the
benefits of the training (increased focus and
attention span etc. when he shouted out (still
excitable), 'that's it! "Empowerment!"; that is the
most important result of all! That's what
Lynda and Mike did for me. They empowered me
to do my own learning and to take charge of my own
destiny'.
And in a further letter:
Here is a short history of Cam - A Miraculous
Success Story
During Cam's elementary school years his sister,
Alison, would take him to Queen's University to see
plays. Afterwards, the students would
naturally discuss the particular play. They
were astounded by the in depth analysis that her
little brother would contribute. Cam is
extremely perceptive and can naturally perceive and
understand the subtle undercurrents of human
drama. Alison's cohorts thought Cam was some
kind of genius or child prodigy. They found
it hard to believe not only how young he was; but
also, that he has a severe learning
disability.
Cam was routinely elected class president of his
high school classes. He was heavily involved
in sports and was the captain of the school's
rugger team. He graduated from Queen
Elizabeth Collegiate as an Ontario scholar with
first class honours. He was also chosen to be
valedictorian for his grade 13 class year.
After graduation Cam took and graduated from the
St. Lawrence College program in Computer
Engineering (we thought university would be too
difficult and stressful for him with his
disability). However, after graduation he
decided he would like to entertain the idea of
becoming a teacher so he enrolled at Queen's in the
4 year Computer Science program (Note: I may
have the names of these programs wrong).
In the summers during his university career, Cam
worked at RMC. His assigned task was to
program their slow poke reactor to analyze samples
automatically. This turned out to be an
extremely frustrating and virtually impossible task
as the computer program was completely inept, there
was no program manual, and the program company
refused to help him. Despite almost
insurmountable road blocks, he ended up
creating a user manual himself and getting
the reactor running properly.
Cam was the only person to achieve this for the
government's slow poke reactors.
Subsequently. RMC has offered Cam a Master's
program with them and he is being actively pursued
by an up and coming computer software company in
Ottawa.