Welcome to the attention deficit disorder expert podcast series by Attitude magazine.

Good afternoon. It's Susan Coffin. I'm here for Attitude Magazine's almost

weekly ADHD experts webinar series. Thanks for joining us today. Our

presentation is called a Parents Guide to neurofeedback for ADHD and we're

very pleased to welcome our two expert guest speakers today Dr David Rubinar

and Dr Ed Hamlin. I think it's safe to say that most readers of attitude are uncertain as to what precisely

neural feedback does, what it is, and whether or how it actually results in improved attention or reduced hyperactivity or impulsive behavior.

Researchers have been studying neurofeedbacks since the 70s and there are a fair number of studies supporting its efficacy for ADHD and yet people parents are

still uncertain as to whether to pursue it for their children. So we're pleased to

welcome doctors Rabinner and Hamlin today we hope they'll end some of the mystery around neurofeedback

and enlighten us on such topics as how long neurofeedback's actually been used to treat ADHD,

what the research says in support of it as a treatment for ADHD, what it is,

what the basics of a neural feedback treatment is, including what it costs and how many sessions

parents typically do with their children. What results you should

expect to see in your children with ADHD if you do try neurofeedback? Whether

neurofeedback should be combined with medication or behavior therapy or should be used alone.

And then home-based neural feedback systems.

I want to mention to all of you that the Attitude website now has something called

Treatment Reviews. If you go to the treatment tab,

explore treatments, you'll see medication and treatment review section. And we

invite anyone who has tried neurofeedback to post their experience with it there

so that you can share it with the community. I think it's a big service. So thank you so much for

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