The below post is from our friend “Marie.” She is sharing her story with us as she
tries a brain-retraining program (neurofeedback) with her daughter who has ADD
and severe memory issues. This
will be an ongoing series following their progress and success. We hope you find it helpful as you
search for solutions for your own children.
If you missed the first two parts of the series, read them here:
If you missed the first two parts of the series, read them here:
Part 3: Seeing Signs of Success and Positive Changes!
The last I left off we had not seen much if any change nor
had the teachers. This time I am happy to report there have definitely been
some changes!!
The first difference I started to notice was in her sleep
habits.
My daughter has always had a very active dream life. She
would have “bad dreams” that would wake her up nightly, usually occurring
around some emotional upheaval or event. This time she started having them
regularly and there was nothing that I could see had changed, except starting
the Neurocore.
So I called to ask if they had other people that had commented
on having the same experience. She said no, but that the treatment causes you
to be able to sleep more soundly and get in to the REM stage more easily. I have had to give her melatonin 5mg
nightly for the last year to get her to slow down enough to get to sleep. I began to wonder if maybe the
combination was too much.
I dropped her dosage in half and low and behold she
slept like a rock. Then another week later the same thing happened again, and I
dropped her dose to a quarter and she slept great!
During that same week she began to report to me that she felt
that she was able to really focus in school and that she wasn’t daydreaming as
much. I asked her teacher to confirm for me what she was noticing and he said
yes it was true. She had not been doodling on her paper as ususal.
The
following week he commented on how well she did paying attention and
participating. She told him,” it’s the Neurocore.” He said ,”no I think it is
you, and maybe the Neurocore is helping you be your best you!” She agreed and
has been pleased with herself and her work (even math) for the first time in
her school history.
Another waiting room sideline story…
As I sat in the waiting room I overheard a mom talking to one
of the technicians. She was reporting that she had been able to reduce her
daughter’s dosage of Concerta to half, and was ready to reduce her even
further. They were on about session 15.
Staytuned for further progress reports!
( Do you have experience with this type of therapy? Let us know what you think! ~ John: FPR
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