by John Mekrut | Apr 14, 2018 | ADD / ADHD, Medications, Uncategorized, Videos
I am very interested in how discoveries in neuroscience can affect changes in our educational system to make it more responsive to the needs of our kids and how they actually learn. I was watching PBS one night and I saw this animation from Sir Ken Robinson,...
by John Mekrut | Mar 24, 2018 | ADD / ADHD, Anxiety, Neurofeedback, stress, Uncategorized
The findings of a study on mindfulness training for children carried out by Dominic Crehan and Dr Michelle Ellefson at the University of Cambridge were presented on September 6 2013, at the British Psychological Society’s Cognitive Developmental Psychology...
by John Mekrut | Jul 30, 2017 | ADD / ADHD, Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback training in school- how can it be implemented? I have long been a proponent of the use of neurofeedback in a school setting for children with ADHD. In fact, I believe that all children could benefit from the self regulatory skills that brain training...
by John Mekrut | Apr 1, 2017 | ADD / ADHD, Videos
An in depth look at the application of neurofeedback for ADD and ADHD.
by John Mekrut | Oct 15, 2013 | ADD / ADHD, Neurofeedback, Uncategorized
Is your child with ADHD headed to college? Just 5 percent of students with ADHD will graduate from college, versus 41 percent of their nondisabled peers, according to a 2008 report in the The Journal of Learning says a recent newspaper article I ran across. I suspect...
by John Mekrut | Sep 21, 2013 | ADD / ADHD, Anxiety, Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, Peak Performance, Uncategorized
Fox News published this article today on neurofeedback brain training to relieve symptoms of ADHD, PTSD and more. Comparing it to going to the gym, neurofeedback teaches the brain to have better self regulation, to achieve a calmer state and promote optimal function....
