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Neurofeedback and autism

IntenseWorld

Just wondered why the NHS is advising against Neurofeedback when there are research articles saying it is very beneficial to autistic people?

http://publications.nice.org.uk/autism-cg170?utm_source=Linx+295+-+12+September&utm_campaign=linx295&utm_medium=email

http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/29/72/94/PDF/Kouijzer_et_al_2008_Auth.pdf (for instance).

I would have thought if it was a question of cost it wouldn't mention it at all as not many people have heard of neurofeedback and to my knowledge it's not even available on the NHS.  It appears to be listed along with potentially harmful therapies such as chelation.  Just wondered why.

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  • IntenseWorld said:

    The scientific research is out there on neurofeedback already, as you will see if you do a search.  Therefore you are mistaken if you label it quackery without reading further.

    Wikipedia is not a reliable source, it can be edited by all and sundry and is prone to bias.

    I was asking only about neurofeedback not chelation or vaccination, as I think my post clearly illustrates.

    This article states that Neurofeedback has been researched on and off since the 1960s and there is still no scientific consensus as to whether it works or has any benefit whatsoever.  Research is still continuing.  

    Until there are conclusive, peer-reviewed, evidence based results from respected medical institutions, based on licensed ethical clinical trials, the NHS will not be offering Neurofeedback treatment any time soon...

    www.theverge.com/.../can-you-train-your-brain-to-heal-your-health

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  • IntenseWorld said:

    The scientific research is out there on neurofeedback already, as you will see if you do a search.  Therefore you are mistaken if you label it quackery without reading further.

    Wikipedia is not a reliable source, it can be edited by all and sundry and is prone to bias.

    I was asking only about neurofeedback not chelation or vaccination, as I think my post clearly illustrates.

    This article states that Neurofeedback has been researched on and off since the 1960s and there is still no scientific consensus as to whether it works or has any benefit whatsoever.  Research is still continuing.  

    Until there are conclusive, peer-reviewed, evidence based results from respected medical institutions, based on licensed ethical clinical trials, the NHS will not be offering Neurofeedback treatment any time soon...

    www.theverge.com/.../can-you-train-your-brain-to-heal-your-health

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