The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders [electronic resource] /
Eller, Franziska.author.
Franziska Eller investigated the effectiveness of individualized Neurofeedback training in addition to a comprehensive basic neurodevelopmental therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The results clearly speak for the benefits of a supplemental Neurofeedback training, since QEEG recordings revealed positive changes in the children's brain wave activity after only a few weeks of training. Furthermore behavioral aspects and imitation abilities were assessed using two autism questionnaires and an imitation test. Results showed that all children improved in several domains, with the treatment group partly achieving greater changes than the control group. Unlike the most prevalent therapy methods that are mainly behavior-based, Neurofeedback training aims at improving abnormal brain wave activity and thereby establishes an alternative, promising approach to treat Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Contents Characterization of Autism Spectrum Disorders Description of Neurofeedback Training Current research situation regarding Neurofeedback Training for ASD Implementations for future research investigations  Target Groups Researchers and students, academic lecturers in psychology Practitioners in the fields of autism treatment and Neurofeedback Training  The Author Franziska Eller graduated from the Technische Universität Braunschweig with her Master's Degree in Psychology. She currently works in the field of early intervention at an Autism Center in Potsdam.  .
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""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abstract""; ""Table of contents""; ""Tables and figures""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Theoretical background and current research situation""; ""2.1 Autism Spectrum Disorder""; ""2.2 Neurofeedback training""; ""2.3 Neurofeedback training for Autism Spectrum Disorders""; ""3 Research questions and hypotheses""; ""4 Method""; ""4.1 Participants""; ""4.2 Procedure""; ""4.3 Assessment instruments""; ""4.3.1 QEEG""; ""4.3.2 Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2)""; ""4.3.3 Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC;  modified)""
""4.3.4 Florida Apraxia Screening Test, Revised (FAST-R modified)""; ""5 Results""; ""5.1 QEEG""; ""5.2 Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2)""; ""5.3 Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC, modified)""; ""5.4 Florida Apraxia Screening Test, Revised (FAST-R;  modified)""; ""6 Discussion""; ""References""; ""Appendix""; ""Appendix A: Information sheet about the project and consent form for participation ""; ""Appendix B: Questionnaire instructions for parents and teachers (preassessment)""; ""Appendix C: Questionnaire instructions for parents and teachers (postassessment)""
""Appendix D: Modified version of the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC)""""Appendix E: Modified version of the Florida Apraxia Screening Test-Revised (FAST-R) ""; ""Appendix F: Overview of the participantsâ€? relevant characteristics""; ""Appendix G: Correlation matrix of gender, age and all subscales of the SRS-2, ATEC and FAST-R ""; ""Appendix H: Results of one-sample Shapiro-Wilk test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests of normality as well as Leveneâ€?s tests of equality of error variances ""
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Franziska Eller investigated the effectiveness of individualized Neurofeedback training in addition to a comprehensive basic neurodevelopmental therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The results clearly speak for the benefits of a supplemental Neurofeedback training, since QEEG recordings revealed positive changes in the children's brain wave activity after only a few weeks of training. Furthermore behavioral aspects and imitation abilities were assessed using two autism questionnaires and an imitation test. Results showed that all children improved in several domains, with the treatment group partly achieving greater changes than the control group. Unlike the most prevalent therapy methods that are mainly behavior-based, Neurofeedback training aims at improving abnormal brain wave activity and thereby establishes an alternative, promising approach to treat Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Contents Characterization of Autism Spectrum Disorders Description of Neurofeedback Training Current research situation regarding Neurofeedback Training for ASD Implementations for future research investigations  Target Groups Researchers and students, academic lecturers in psychology Practitioners in the fields of autism treatment and Neurofeedback Training  The Author Franziska Eller graduated from the Technische Universität Braunschweig with her Master's Degree in Psychology. She currently works in the field of early intervention at an Autism Center in Potsdam.  .
Neuropsychology.
Developmental psychology.
Neuropsychology.
Developmental Psychology.