{"id":166,"date":"2006-11-15T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2006-11-15T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifetosuccess.com\/?p=166"},"modified":"2026-11-07T09:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:12:49","slug":"biofeedback-therapy-and-hyperactivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifetosuccess.com\/blog\/biofeedback-therapy-and-hyperactivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurofeedback for ADHD: What the Evidence Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families considering neurofeedback for ADHD often want a clear answer about whether it improves attention or reduces hyperactivity. Research findings are mixed and depend in part on who rated the symptoms and how the study was designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the training involves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EEG neurofeedback uses scalp sensors and visual or audio signals during exercises. A program may present the exercise as a game or an activity on a screen. Ask what the provider measures and how that relates to your child\u2019s functioning at home or school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compare it with established care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk with the clinician who coordinates ADHD care about behavioral treatment, school supports and medication when appropriate. Ask where the proposed program would fit and whether it would take time or resources away from care already helping your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a goal you can track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pick an everyday outcome, such as getting through a morning routine with fewer prompts. Ask about cost, the expected number of visits, and when the care team would review progress. Include observations from the settings that matter to your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more detail, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccih.nih.gov\/health\/providers\/digest\/adhd-and-complementary-health-approaches-science\">NIH\u2019s review of neurofeedback and ADHD<\/a>. Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/lifetosuccess.com\/blog\/what-is-biofeedback-therapy\/\">What Is Biofeedback Therapy?<\/a> for another part of this series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families considering neurofeedback for ADHD often want a clear answer about whether it improves attention or reduces hyperactivity. Research findings are mixed and depend in part on who rated the symptoms and how the study was designed. What the training involves EEG neurofeedback uses scalp sensors and visual or audio signals during exercises. 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