| Only in the past few years have some | | | | paid from insurance carriers, and this makes the |
| Neurofeedback (NFB) clinicians worked with | | | | whole diagnostic process a mockery. |
| autistic children. Success has been rare. Few | | | | The “accepted” average success rate of |
| parents can afford the horrible cost, and few | | | | Neurofeedback (NFB) (aka EEG BF) for ADD |
| clinicians are willing to take on an autistic child, | | | | ADHD is between 85-90%. I suspect that a |
| because of the difficulties involved. | | | | large part of these 10-15% “failures” are |
| 1. How do you attach sensors to an autistic | | | | due to misdiagnosis of ADD/ADHD, where there |
| child? Even using a helmet? | | | | has been brain damage, and the diagnosis should |
| 2. If you get a connection, how do you | | | | have been autism. |
| motivate such a child? (A key to success). | | | | Another portion of these failures has to be due to |
| 3. The cost can bankrupt any family except | | | | the failure of the clinicians to be “good |
| the very wealthy. | | | | motivators of their patients. Motivation is a key |
| Enter Neuroliminal Training (NT). All three of the | | | | to success of NFB. |
| above problems above are solved with its | | | | Almost 40 years ago, it was found that by raising |
| usage. There is no sensor attachment needed, | | | | one small brain wave adjacent to the Alpha brain |
| nor any helmet, nor is motivation important. | | | | wave (around 13-14 Hz) - since named the SMR |
| Since NT works by using a subliminal messaging | | | | brain wave), some almost miraculous things |
| technique that works during sleep, or as a | | | | happened. We do not “know” what |
| background to play or study, It can be done at | | | | causes these good changes, but the theory I put |
| home using a repeating CD, and at an affordable | | | | forth in 2000 is that “raising the SMR brain |
| cost to even a low income family. NT improves | | | | wave somehow changes the affect of allergens |
| autism symptoms gradually over time in the | | | | on the brain”. (If you look at the mental |
| same way as NFB. | | | | problems that are caused by allergens, and |
| Neuroliminal Training (NT) does for autistics | | | | compare that list to the NFB cures over the past |
| exactly the same three things that NFB training | | | | 30 + years, you can easily see the reason why I |
| does - namely raise the SMR brain wave, lower | | | | came up with that theory..) |
| the Theta brainwave, and increase the brain blood | | | | In orthomolecular circles, it is well known that |
| flow. (The latest NFB therapy includes HEG | | | | allergens, usually unsuspected, are the basic cause |
| biofeedback which does this by feedback | | | | of stress causing all mental “disease”. |
| techniques). Hyperbaric therapy has had some | | | | There is also a lot of anecdotal evidence that |
| known success with increasing oxygen as well, | | | | raising the SMR brain wave either “cures” |
| although it’s relatively expensive. | | | | some allergies, or lessens the effect on the |
| | | | | patient. |
| With volunteer tests and studies, it has been well | | | | NASA scientists found that lowering the Theta |
| proven that success rates are very similar for | | | | brain wave increases concentration (attention), |
| both NFB and NT. The only real difference is | | | | and they spend hours “brainwashing” jet |
| cost. For an average ADHD child to be | | | | pilots and astronauts to lower their Theta brain |
| “cured” (cure being defined in current NFB | | | | wave. This has become a “standard |
| circles as “sitting still in class, paying attention | | | | therapy” for NFB as a result. |
| to study, getting good grades, and in most cases, | | | | However, what most NFB clinicians don’t |
| jumping in IQ scores”) costs $4000. For NT, | | | | know is that by lowering Theta, we also lower |
| the total cost is $197. (An autistic child requires | | | | “creativity”, or “artistic ability”. |
| many more sessions than an ADD/ADHD child). | | | | Of course, in all “attention” cases, including |
| Although I believe that there is a | | | | autism, this is not as important as social happiness |
| “continuum” between the simplest ADD | | | | of the child involved. In the case of the |
| child that cannot seem to concentrate on studying | | | | astronauts, concentration on the myriad dials and |
| and a true non-communicative autistic child, there | | | | readouts and controls is critical to their jobs, and |
| is one major difference. A person on the autism | | | | artistic ability is easily sacrificed. |
| portion of that continuum may have had actual | | | | In a recent conference, I heard about an autistic |
| brain damage, whereas, the ADD/ADHD child has | | | | girl that was a real savant in mathematics and |
| probably had little or none. Thus, a | | | | music. They used an experimental stem cell |
| “cure” for ADD/ADHD is possible, but for | | | | transplant on her, and it improved her autism |
| not for autism. | | | | symptoms dramatically, but it also cut her savant |
| To improve autism symptoms, simple “baby | | | | ability in half. |
| steps” toward “normal behavior” are | | | | The Autism CD package does lower Theta, while |
| what is seen using either NFB or NT. The good | | | | the SMR plus does not. SMR Plus is the |
| news is that continued usage continues | | | | recommended one for all forms of depression, |
| improvement. This is a long slow process, and | | | | including PTSD, insomnia, epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, |
| there are several alternate therapies which may | | | | etc. |
| be used at the same time. These are described | | | | NFB works by a sort of beneficial brainwashing |
| in the NT literature. These include diets, the use | | | | using the conscious mind getting feedback on |
| of enzymes, probiotics, free allergy tests etc. | | | | what the SMR brain wave is doing, and trying by |
| | | | | conscious concentration to raise this wave. (Or |
| This “brain damage” that makes autism | | | | lower the Theta brain wave at the same time |
| such a problem may be caused by various | | | | with attention issues). |
| traumatic episodes such as an overload of | | | | NT also works by a beneficial brainwashing that |
| mercury or other mineral toxicity, a birth or | | | | raises the SMR brain wave, but NT uses subliminal |
| pregnancy injury, continual malnutrition (or drug | | | | messaging instead of feedback using the |
| addiction) by the mother during pregnancy, etc. | | | | conscious mind.. It also lowers the Theta brain |
| Of course, this autism spectrum is large and | | | | wave if there are “attention issues” (ADD |
| variable with each individual. Not to mention, the | | | | ADHD/autism). For other brain problems, such |
| misdiagnosed cases. A high functioning autistic | | | | as insomnia, depression, epilepsy, PTSD, anxiety, |
| child might easily be thought to be in the ADD | | | | etc there is no useful purpose served in lowering |
| ADHD range. Remember that all doctors have | | | | the Theta brain wave, so it is not done. (This is |
| to make a diagnosis that will allow them to be | | | | the SMR Plus CD package. |