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 four parts of the series, read them here:
Is Neurofeedback the Solution for Your Child? Follow Our Journey: Part 1.
Is Neurofeedback the Solution for Your Child? Follow Our Journey: Part 2 The First 3 Sessions
Part 3: Seeing Signs of Success and Positive Changes!
Part 5 The First Report Card Since Neuro-Feedback Started
If you missed the first four parts of the series, read them here:
Is Neurofeedback the Solution for Your Child? Follow Our Journey: Part 1.
Is Neurofeedback the Solution for Your Child? Follow Our Journey: Part 2 The First 3 Sessions
Part 3: Seeing Signs of Success and Positive Changes!
Part 5 The First Report Card Since Neuro-Feedback Started
Part 6: The Final Report
For those of you that have been curious regarding the final
results of my daughters Neurocore experience I wanted to fill you in.
After my daughter’s 29 sessions were complete I was called in
to the office to hear the final assessment. I was anticipating good news and
possibly a sales pitch to add more sessions or to consider possible “brush up”
sessions on an occasional basis. I was again very pleasantly surprised and
impressed.
When I sat down with the clinical specialist she went through
all of the post testing data and compared it to my daughters test scores in the
pretesting phase. The results were no less than astounding! I won’t bore you
with the technical breakdown mainly because I would not be able to do it
justice. What I can tell you is that after she shared all of the encouraging
results, there was one statement that stuck out to me the most.
She said your
daughter’s brain will not change back.
The brain has learned what it needs
to learn, and unless she enlists in the military and sees major combat or
something that would cause extreme stress on the brain over a period of time,
her brain will retain what it has learned.
She met all of the goals we were hoping for and beyond. Her daydreaming score changed dramatically from her baseline score taken at the beginning,
as well as other areas in which she gained positive results. I can tell you
that my experience at home confirms all of the results.
Since we
finished the program in the summer, I was anxious to see how she would do in
school. As if starting middle school wasn’t challenging enough, this year she
happened to be starting in an ALL new school with all new students, a long
school bus ride and getting up an hour earlier! She has adjusted without a hitch.
She is more organized, able
to get ready in the morning and get to the bus on time without a more than an
occasional reminder. She is completing her homework and enjoying school.
The technician finished our meeting by saying she
was going to mark her chart as closed. No sales pitch for more or pressure to
return. I was so impressed by the whole experience I am considering signing
myself up!
[ We here at FPR are not getting paid to support Neurocore or Neurofeedback in any way, we just wanted to bring you this information and a chance to get real feedback from a parent who tried it with her own daughter. ]
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