Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Children and adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can often experience challenges related to language, learning, socialization, anxiety, behaviour regulation, attention, emotion regulation, and sleep. While not a treatment for ASD, neurofeedback can assist individuals in promoting more calmness and flexibility in the brain; which can often lead to better expression, executive functioning, social behaviour, and less reactivity.

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A small-scale review suggested that the use of NeurOptimal® neurofeedback training lessens symptoms related to emotional regulation for individuals with Autism, consistent with another study of neurofeedback for ASD youth.

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Parents of children on the Autism spectrum and NeurOptimal®  Neurofeedback Trainers have found that the elements of language (reading, writing, listening or speaking) have shown improvement in many cases.

 

Specifically, improvements that have been reported are:

• Expressive language - more verbal expression, more sign language, longer utterances, detailed thoughts, or even using a different sentence structure while explaining processes or thoughts.

• Executive Functioning skills: particularly working memory, sustained attention, task initiation, organization and greater flexibility

• A decrease in anxiety, reactivity 

• Improvements in sleep

• Increase in eye contact, initiating conversation, or asking questions

• Motor planning skills 

• Ability to recognize facial expressions and non-verbal cues

• Increased confidence