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Testimonial
To Whom it May Concern:
I am writing this letter as a concerned parent
of a child with ADD. This letter was not solicited by Mission
Psychological Consultants, or Dr. Michael Linden. I wanted to write this
letter to share my success along with my fears and hesitations to
perhaps help someone else enjoy what we now have.
My husband and I have
come to the conclusion that the Neurofeedback therapy Jason received
from Dr. Linden really worked: we no longer feel the need to “shackle
him to his bed and close his door”. Jason was diagnosed with A.D.D. in
the middle of 4th grade and he was in counseling shortly after my first
husband died after a long fight with cancer. We had always had struggles
with him but being our first child and having all the problems related
with battling cancer, we just assumed that’s the way his days were. I
remember the constant battles with homework and Jason’s frustration and
tears with most of it. He’s a very diligent boy and it just didn’t make
sense. Finally the therapist told me Jason had worked through much of
his grief and anger, but that according to the problems Jason continued
to have at home, he wanted to have Jason do some testing.
He diagnosed
the A.D.D. and Jason was put on Ritalin. What a change! It was like the
difference between NIGHT and DAYI Last year, while Jason was in 7th
grade, I again experienced a dramatic increase In the problems with
homework. impulsivity, distractibility and aggressiveness towards his
two brothers. My current husband and I went to a seminar hosted by
Mission Psychological Consultants and were intrigued by the
Neurofeedback idea. We were willing to try almost anything.
We went in
with a lot of reservations that did not abate even during the course of
the treatment. Jason had always been on Ritalin 7 days a week, every day
of the year. He was just too difficult to handle when he was off his
medicine. Towards the end of Jason’s Neurofeedback his pediatrician
independently strongly recommended that he not take Ritalin on the
weekends (his concerns were growth related). We complied although
fearful. We were however very pleasantly surprised at how “normal” Jason
was acting. Later, after the first unmedicated weekend, my husband and I
were reflecting on the whole situation and realized that Jason was
behaving much better than we ever would have ever imagined -- and it’s
gotten increasingly better since then.
Jason has not taken any
medication since January 15th, 1994. We still have our ups and downs,
but certainly not to the degree as in the past. We are very pleased with
the results of Dr. Linden’s Neurofeedback treatment program and hope
that other children and their families can enjoy the successes we have.
Sincerely,
Stacy Jones
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