How did we get here……….
Years of OT….
Physical therapy….
Behavior therapy….
Cranial Sacral Therapy……
Prozac
Respiredole
Clonazepam
Celexa
Clinical Diagnosis: Autism and Anxiety…….
What FINALLY worked???????????
ABA therapy and neurofeedback therapy….
RESULT: LOWERING antipsychotic DRUGS!!!
“Neurofeedback is a method of changing the way the brain functions in order to improve or correct neurological dysfunction or to improve performance beyond the normal range.”
http://lighthousetherapeutics.com/neurotherapy/
Picture on right is before therapy.
Picture on left is after therapy.
Our lives have changed…..
Cosmas, “ Mom, I feel great.”
Cosmas’s life has changed…
He now has a language to help him cope and regulate……
As a mother, I have a new language…. A new confidence on how to navigate this journey…
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