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Many treatments have been scientifically proven to be effective for children with ADHD. These include behavior management, parent training and the use of medications such as psychostimulants. However, seemingly impressive claims have been made about treatments t ....

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.... The computer provides a signal, such as a light or tone. This "feedback" is supposed to teach the child to increase certain kinds of brain-wave activity and decrease other types. Training usually involves 40-80 sessions, each lasting 40 minutes or more. This "treatment" costs $3,000 to $6,000. The studies which suggest impressive results for EEG Biofeedback are seriously flawed. Sample sizes were small and appropriate control groups were not used to determine if any results are due to maturation or an "expectancy" effect. Did you know that a large number of studies have examined the link between sugar and hyperactive behavior. A few of these s ....