Research summaries for autism therapy: neurofeedback

definition of neurofeedback: Type of biofeedback therapy that involves individuals monitoring their own brain waves while learning to consciously change them. Neurofeedback is being used to help people with a variety of neurological conditions, including autism.
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Parental Reports on the Efficacy of Treatments and Therapies for their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Summarized Dec 18, 2009

An Internet survey showed that most parents report that autism symptoms improve with drug, educational, and behavioral therapies.

This article reported results of an Internet-based survey of 479 parents of children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, or pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).... Neurofeedback was tried by only 3.3% of families, and only 25% if those reported improvement.

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Long-Term Effects of Neurofeedback Treatment in Autism, Summarized May 18, 2009

Neurofeedback therapy may help to train a more flexible brain and therefore improve executive functions and social behavior in children with autism. The authors published research showing that 40 sessions of neurofeedback treatment improved autism symptoms in seven children. This study looks to see if neurofeedback therapy results in lasting gains in social skills and IQ. This second study compares 12-month follow-up data with pre-and post-data from the first study.... Read more...

Neurofeedback Improves Executive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Summarized 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. Read more...

Connectivity Theory of Autism: Use of Connectivity Measures in Assessing and Treating Autistic Disorders, Summarized Feb 24, 2009

Neurofeedback may be able to change the way neurons in the brain connect (neural networks) and improve the symptoms of autism.

Many studies have noted that the brains of children with autism seem larger. The different structures in the brain also seem to be different in people with autism. Other studies have noted that people with autism tend to have lower levels of brain activity as measured by oxygen levels in the brain. This study describes the theory that suggests that autism is the result of poor neural networks in the brain. These networks can be seen and measured using electroencephalography (EEG). Read more...

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