The TREATMENT method (EEG Biofeedback) shown in the videos for ADD/ADHD is the same for Autism and Asperger's syndrome. The only difference is Autism and Asperger's syndrome patients have additional areas of the brain that require treatment based on the Brain map, compared to ADD patients.

Autism is a neurologic developmental disorder.

Symptoms vary enormously from child to child, from mild to severe. Autism occurs much more frequently in boys than in girls. It is now estimated to affect 1 in every 150 children in the United States.

Core symptoms

• Impaired Social Interaction
• Impaired Communication
• Restricted Interests
• Repetitive Behaviors

Because multiple areas and functional systems in the brain can be affected, the Autistic patient can have overlapping symptoms with other disorders as well. Many Autistic children have symptoms of sensory sensitivities (sound, light, texture, tastes). Commonly, Autistic children can have varying degrees of symptoms of ADHD or ADD ( poor focus,hyperactive, impulsive), though ther primary diagnosis is Autism.

Diagnosis is based on a cluster of behavioral symptoms, though the symptoms are neurologically based. The diagnosis of Autism itself does not provide answers to the origin of the symptoms. Only studying the brain can provide those answers.

Brain Mapping - Improving Diagnosis & Treatment

Using modern brain science the Drake Institute of Behavioral Medicine has utilized qEEG brain mapping to better pinpoint which areas or neural circuits in the brain are misfiring or malfunctioning that are causing or contributing to the Autism symptoms. The more information the physician has on what is contributing to the patient's symptoms, the more effective treatments can be implemented using EEG biofeedback. EEG biofeedback enables the Autistic patient to improve the brain's regions and neural circuitry that are misfiring .

For example the right posterior areas of the brain are involved in experiencing , integrating social emotional information. It is involved in understanding nonverbal cues and nonverbal information. If this region is misfiring, the child will be compromised in picking up on other people's facial expressions, body language, social nuances, social interactions. They may not be aware of how their words or behavior impacts on others, so they may say things that could be hurtful to others and have no clue. An overweight woman gets into an elevator and the Autistic child says to his mother " There is no room in here for this fat lady". What he said may have been true but he is completely unaware of the painful impact of his words on this woman.

They will talk nonstop on a topic of special interest to themselves, and be completely uninterested in what the other person has to say. The right posterior part of the brain being "shutdown" or "asleep" will limit the patient's capacity for taking in social/emotional information that is essential for developing and maintaining relationships.

The Autistic patient doesn't choose to be socially disconnected; it is a byproduct of systems in their brain being shutdown or disconnected. This can result from too many slow brainwaves causing underfunctioning, or too many fast brainwaves causing overstimulation and chaos in the brain. This can be significantly improved with EEG biofeedback. Without a brainmap, the clinician has no idea what is going on in the brain. A brainmap for Autistic patients is as important as an EKG (electrocardiogram) is for a heart patient with chest pain.

• Autistic patients who are emotionally over reactive or excessively tantrum will typically show abnormal functioning in the right temporal lobe.
• The language deficits show up in the left areas of the brain.
• Emotional expressive deficits commonly show up on the right frontal region.
• Brainmap findings are correlated with clinical symptoms and evaluation to determine the optimal EEG biofeedback protocols.
• Brainmap findings are correlated with clinical symptoms and evaluation to determine the optimal EEG biofeedback protocols.
• Brainmap findings are correlated with clinical symptoms and evaluation to determine the optimal EEG biofeedback protocols.

If you or a family member need help, please fill out our confidential Online contact form and Autism checklist. Our Institute will contact you to arrange a telephone screening consultation with Dr. Velkoff’s staff to assess if we can help you. There is no charge for the screening consultation.

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