Re: Re: Windowed Squashes -- a question

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Leanne,

ADHD is such a meaningless term, covering such a broad range of behaviors and

problems, that I don't generally find it very useful--and I certainly would have

a hard time saying what one should do to train it. If yu are working with a

young child who has difficulty sitting still and focusing even on the screen,

then finding the appropriate calming/SMR frequency at C4/A2 or Cz/A2 can give

you a very good starting point--getting the parents excited about some sign of

control on the child's part. it can also get your client to the point where you

can actually assess the brain to see what to train.

F7 and F8 offer some potential benefits. F7 is, among other things, an impulse

control area and F8 can be helpful with social regulation and emotional

inhibition--often issues with kids who get the ADHD label. But the problem with

just throwing a windowed squash at those areas is, without having done much

assessing, you don't really know where to put the window. You can easily end up

training too high and have the same kind of results that were mentioned by a

previous trainer: the client becomes MORE disregulated, rather than less.

Pete

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> Date: 2006/09/05 Tue PM 10:42:15 EDT

> To: braintrainer

> Subject: Re: Windowed Squashes -- a question

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> at f7 and f8 windowed squash would be best for adhd?

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> >Reply-To: braintrainer

> >To: <braintrainer >

> >Subject: Re: Windowed Squashes -- a question

> >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 21:23:44 -0400

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> >Jane,

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> >It's certainly worth a try. The issue may be that it will be the hardest

> >activity to train down. See what happens.

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> >pete

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> > > Date: 2006/09/05 Tue AM 11:38:05 EDT

> > > To: braintrainer

> > > Subject: Windowed Squashes -- a question

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> > > Hi listmates,

> > >

> > > I've been using windowed squashes and have a question about their use.

> >Let's take an example: Several of the kids I train (including my own son)

> >have a great deal of theta activity in the front. When I use a windowed

> >squash at f3, the design is set up so that the reward is based on

> >decreasing a combination of activity (2-12 & 18-35).

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> > > So, if the trainee decreases 18-35 a lot and 2-7 a little, he or she

> >gets the reward. Or, the trainee could decrease10-12 a lot and 2-7 hardly

> >at all and 18-35 a good amount and still be rewarded.

> > >

> > > If my primary interest is in decreasing the incredible amount of 2-7

> >activity, wouldn't it be better to just train that?

> > >

> > > Jane

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> > > ---------------------------------

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Pete-- for F7 impulse control and F8 social control--would you train EO SMR?

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--------- Windowed Squashes -- a question> > >> > > Hi listmates,> > >> > > I've been using windowed squashes and have a question about their use. > >Let's take an example: Several of the kids I train (including my own son) > >have a great deal of theta activity in the front. When I

use a windowed > >squash at f3, the design is set up so that the reward is based on > >decreasing a combination of activity (2-12 & 18-35).> > >> > > So, if the trainee decreases 18-35 a lot and 2-7 a little, he or she > >gets the reward. Or, the trainee could decrease10-12 a lot and 2-7 hardly > >at all and 18-35 a good amount and still be rewarded.> > >> > > If my primary interest is in decreasing the incredible amount of 2-7 > >activity, wouldn't it be better to just train that?> > >> > > Jane> > >> > >> > > ---------------------------------> > > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.> > >> >> > > >

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,

It really depends on the assessment. Sometimes you'll see a lot of alpha when

the sites are not functioning, sometimes a lot of slow activity--sometimes a lot

of fast. I'd be inclined to try training what was there.

Pete

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> From: mtlindsey@...

> Date: 2006/09/06 Wed AM 10:55:35 EDT

> To: braintrainer

> Subject: Re: Re: Windowed Squashes -- a question

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> Pete-- for F7 impulse control and F8 social control--would you train EO SMR?

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> --------- Windowed Squashes -- a question

> > > >

> > > > Hi listmates,

> > > >

> > > > I've been using windowed squashes and have a question about their use.

> > >Let's take an example: Several of the kids I train (including my own son)

> > >have a great deal of theta activity in the front. When I use a windowed

> > >squash at f3, the design is set up so that the reward is based on

> > >decreasing a combination of activity (2-12 & 18-35).

> > > >

> > > > So, if the trainee decreases 18-35 a lot and 2-7 a little, he or she

> > >gets the reward. Or, the trainee could decrease10-12 a lot and 2-7 hardly

> > >at all and 18-35 a good amount and still be rewarded.

> > > >

> > > > If my primary interest is in decreasing the incredible amount of 2-7

> > >activity, wouldn't it be better to just train that?

> > > >

> > > > Jane

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ---------------------------------

> > > > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

> > > >

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