Jeff Tarrant – Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication & Behavior Management

Jeff Tarrant – Changing the ADHD Brain: Moving Beyond Medication & Behavior ManagementDescriptionMany times ADHD is treated with medication and behavior management and the outcomes can become insufficient. The good news is that there are many non-medication treatment options that are available and could be effective for your client. There has been a growing concern about the long-term use of stimulants and the side effects medication can have on your clients. Watch this recording and discover strategies and treatment options that can get to the root of the problem rather than ignore or controlling it.Learn how to utilize brain-based research and understand how it can help you find characteristic patterns associated with ADHD. With this knowledge you can then learn how to direct creative interventions that can have a positive impact on ADHD as well as a range of co-morbid issues in your clients including depression, anxiety and learning problems. Learn practical interventions informed by the brain-based research and you might be able to achieve better outcomes with your clients. Understand ADHD in a different perspective and utilize interventions outlined in this recording to more effectively treat your children and adolescent clients.HandoutsManual (2.98 MB) 61 Pages Available after PurchaseOutlineWhy Not Medication?Concerns with long-term stimulant useDoes stimulant use lead to drug abuse?ADHD and the “Immature” BrainBrain imaging evidenceImplications for TreatmentMovement-Based StrategiesWake up an underaroused ADHD brainHyperactivity as an adaptive mechanismPlay and exercise grow the brainRole of rhythm and timing trainingIntegrated movement systems for ADHDThe Latest Research on Diet and NutritionImportance of proper sugars, fats, proteins and waterOmega 3-6-9: What you need to know for brain healthMultivitamins/minerals: Do they make a differenceFood sensitives: the role of glutenFood additivesPesticidesOptimal diet for ADHDFrontal Lobe/Working Memory Strategies/ToolsUse it or lose it: Brain training changes the brainGames for impulse control and working memoryComputerized cognitive training programsADHD and Nervous System HypersensitivityOverstimulation as a role in ADHDStress and sympathetic arousal patternsImplications for treatmentBreathwork and heart rate variability biofeedbackEnvironmental InfluencesVideo games and Social MediaSleep deprivationSame symptoms as ADHDStrategies to help insomniaEnvironmental toxins: lead, phthalates, pollutionNature Deficit Disorder: time outdoors helps with multiple ADHD concernsThe Latest Research on Lifestyle InterventionsNatureSleepLight and sound strategiesAromatherapyFacultyJeff Tarrant, Ph.D., BCIA-EEG, BCNLicensed PsychologistPrivate Practice