Autism Therapy: theta power

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. The authors suggest that the neurofeedback therapy worked by teaching the children how to decrease the theta power and activity of a part of the brain. The authors suggest that the children in the study achieved changes to the structure of the brain that are long lasting.