I found it utterly amazing when I read about the new treatments for ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is one of the disorders that has long been diagnosed and treated but there is still so much to learn about this disorder. For example, the main cause of ADHD is still unknown but the main culprit remains to be an imbalance in the levels of two neurotransmitters, namely dopamine and norepinephrine. So, of course, the main treatment of ADHD involved the adjustment of neurotransmitters to within their normal levels in order to alleviate the symptoms of ADHD. This is what Ritalin and other stimulants do. Of course, other treatments are aimed at changing the lifestyle and behaviour of both the child and his family. There are still more research going on to find out new treatments for ADHD that are cost-efficient, effective and safe for use. One of these new treatments for ADHD is Neurotherapy.
Researches since the 1960′s have shown that neurotherapy proves beneficial to patients because they are taught to restore auto-regulation by the brain through retraining brainwave patterns. There are a lot of clinics worldwide who practice neurotherapy for the permanent remediation of ADHD cases without using any pharmaceutical agents at all.
What is neurotherapy anyway? It is a computer-based technique that is aimed at retraining the brain to normalize the production of electrical activity patterns or brain waves. It is proven to be effective for about eighty percent of the cases of ADHD. Studies show that the children with ADHD have increased slow wave Theta activity and a decreased fast wave Beta activity compared to a control group. During a session of neurotherapy, a screen shows the number of beta and theta waves that are being produced. The patient is rewarded for producing more Beta waves and less Theta wave.
Improvement in the ratio of theta and beta waves show that there is also an improvement in attention and impulsivity. Hyperactivity and impulsivity decreased while there was an increase in cognitive skills and attention. These new treatments for ADHD also led to higher IQ scores. Through neurotherapy, patients were able to reduce the use of stimulants or even be taken off the medication by the end of the treatment. The effects of neurotherapy are permanent in reducing the symptoms of ADHD.
Again, new treatments for ADHD are aimed at searching for a permanent solution to the problems and issues regarding ADHD. They want to stop the problem and allow the children a chance to grow as normally as possible and for them to do as well as they can in school. They give them a fair chance at a normal life. Also, the use of stimulant medication was decreased or stopped which means that there is a lesser possibility of abuse of these substances.
Wasn’t that incredible? These new treatments for ADHD are actually safe, efficient and they bring about results that last. These aren’t just band-aid methods for treating ADHD but they give long term relief from the symptoms of ADHD.

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Puneet writes a blog about ADHD and helps ADHD sufferers to find new treatments in naturopathy and alternative medicine. If you are looking for a well-researched herbal remedy for ADHD, you may read more