Information on ADD/ADHD
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neuroAgility’s Director Speaks at Denver Academy Parent Night, November 2013
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“Neurofeedback, Efficacy, and the Teenage Brain” – neuroAgility’s Director, Kerri Honaker, M.A., M.S., LPC, BCIA, will speak at Denver Academy’s Parent Education Evening, November 2013 (see brochure)
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neuroAgility’s Director Speaks at Teen Conference, Children’s Hospital Colorado, October 2013
Teens/ADHD/Neurofeedback “Too Cool to be Forgotten” – neuroAgility’s Director, Kerri Honaker, M.S., M.A., LPC, BCIA will be speaking at Children’s Hospital Colorado for their Adolescent Health Conference this October 2013. (see brochure)
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Attention Deficit Disorder Diagnoses Rise 24% in U.S.
Study shows that the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), increased 24 percent during the past decade, as the condition gained greater recognition by parents and doctors. Read about the study here.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Recognizes Neurofeedback as being as effective as medication for ADHD
Neurofeedback now a “Level 1 — Best Support” Intervention for Attention & Hyperactivity Behaviors PracticeWise, the company that maintains the American Academy of Pediatrics “Evidence-based Child and Adolescent Psycho-social Interventions” has just announced it will elevate biofeedback to “Level 1 — Best Support” as an intervention for Attention & Hyperactivity Behaviors in the next edition.…
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Is Meditation Self Indulgent?
“Acknowledging and being present with our stress through meditative practice is the best way of reducing it… Meditation is spiritual housekeeping. To meditate is to sweep the rooms of the stress of daily life. Would it be seen as overly self-indulgent to vacuum the living room before the arrival of a guest? The intimate silence…
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TED Talk: 5 ways to listen better
A particularly relevant talk. View this video clip which shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening – to other people and the world around you.
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Train The Brain: Using Neurofeedback To Treat ADHD
Katherine Ellison’s son was 12 when he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. “He was getting into fights. He wasn’t doing his homework. He was being very difficult with his little brother. And he was just melting down day after day,” Ellison says. “So I decided to devote a year to trying…
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Women, Hormones, and ADHD
The severity of ADHD symptoms will change during the course of a woman’s cycle. Here’s what you need to know to manage them. by Laura Flynn McCarthy Do your ADD symptoms worsen at certain times of the month? Is your thinking a little fuzzier the week before your period? Are you organized and efficient at…
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neuroAgility’s ADHD Checklist
ADHD Checklist Is there someone in your family who: Has trouble sustaining attention in work or play Ignores details; makes careless mistakes Does not follow through on instructions; often doesn’t finish a task Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities Loses things often Is distracted by extraneous noise