Neuofeedback EEG Biofeedback Assessment Checklist

A practical checklist for assessing the presenting conditions in children and adults

The check list includes the following categories of conditions:

• Attention Deficit
• Hyperactivity
• Impulsivity
• Immaturity
• Oppositional Behavior
• Aggressive / Sadistic Behavoir
• Tic Disorders
• Anxiety
• Low Self Esteem
• Sleep Disorder
• Developmental and Learning Disorder(s)

Click here to download checklist in excel format - Please fill in the respective sheets and view the results in the 'overall' sheet. Next, show the list to John or our freindly Neurotherapist .

Instructions for Using the Checklist:

Each category is scored on a scale of "not present," "very mild," "mild," "moderate," "severe," or "very severe." Tally the score in the block by adding the blocks together, and figure the percentage. For example, if you end up with a score of 70 in category I, divide the 70 by 110. That gives you 63 percent. If you have a 63 percent problem rating in that symptom category, you have a clue as to how severe the symptoms are in this category. If 100 percent is very severe, the 63 percent figure would be in the moderate range. If the score were 22 percent, that would be in the very mild range. If the percentage were 93 percent, the symptoms would be very severe. Although this is subjective scoring, it gives you an idea of the level of severity you are working with in each category.

The checklist is also an excellent way of measuring progress. We frequently have parents tell us their child has made no progress, that "he still doesn't do his homework." When we point out that he no longer has all the tics and has not been in a fight for weeks, they often acknowledge that they had completely forgotten

about all of those symptoms. Remember that parents sometimes have adult ADD and memory remains a problem for them.

If math isn't your strong suit, don't figure the percentages. Just "eyeball" the checks; you'll still see the areas of dysfunction. You don't need a percentage figure when you see most of the checks are in the severe range. You also do not need to be told the child's problem. You can see everything for yourself. This checklist provides a graphic representation of the symptoms.

This scoring method is not beneficial in tic disorders and developmental and learning disorders. If a child licks his lips until they are red and sore, that is a severe or very severe problem. Parents have to use their own judgment and look at the checklist sensibly. Once you have evaluated the person, take the checklist to the physician and/or hopefully to the nearest neurofeedback therapist. (See appendix A for listings.) The checklist will help them to know where to start with the neurofeedback training. It also gives clues and indications to the well-trained neurofeedback therapist as to where to place the EEG sensors and what EEG brainwave frequency or frequency bands they want to increase or decrease.

Neuofeedback EEG Biofeedback Assessment Checklist