Research: Neurofeedback Improves Executive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Authored by Kouijzer, MEJ, deMoor JMH, Gerrits BJL, Congedo M., and vanSchie HT in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Volume 3, Issue , p. 145-162, (2009).

Article summary (posted Mar 9, 2009):

Neurofeedback may help children with autism think more clearly and have improved social behavior.

This study was designed to see if neurofeedback therapy could help children with autism think more clearly and do a better job with thinking tasks. The treatment was first designed for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and used in this study to treat seven children with autism. Five of the children showed reduced theta power and increased low beta power in their brains after neurofeedback therapy. The authors suggest that these changes in brain waves may also be changing the structure of the brain. The children were also better at doing a wide range of tasks.

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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), hyperactivity, neurofeedback, therapy, treatment
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