Zivoder Ivana, Martic-Biocina Sanja, Kosic Ana Vodanovic, Bosak Josipa
Mens sana, Practice for Neurofeedback, Zagreb, Croatia.
Psychiatr Danub. 2015 Sep;27 Suppl 1:S391-4.
The aim of this paper is to describe neurofeedback (NFB) treatment in Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) children. There is no specific cure for autism and therapeutic guidelines are directed to improve the quality of life of people with autism by reducing the symptoms and by increasing their functioning. Neurofeedback is a computerized method based on tracking electrical activity of the brain (EEG) and giving a feedback about it. The method has been developed in neurophysiological labs of scientific institutes in USA and has been used very successfully for over last 20 years. It has proven its efficacy in practise, but also in scientific and clinical research. During 2010 and 2011 neurofeedback treatment was administered to 10 children (N=10, 7 males and 3 females) age range 4 to 7 years which have been diagnosed as autistic spectrum disorder (highly functional) with an unspecific impairment of speech development and trouble communicating. An evaluation of treatment was done according to estimation of changes in functioning (parents, teachers and therapists' ratings and all other experts that were monitoring the child before, during and after the treatment) and tracking of changes in electrophysiology. The results have shown most changes in behaviour (less aggressive, more cooperation, better communication), attention span and sensory motor skills. According to the assessment of parents, teachers, therapists and other experts all children have accomplished a certain degree of improvement in the level of daily functioning. Our experiences in usage of neurofeedback in Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) children confirmed previous data that this method can be applied to this category of patients.
本文旨在描述对自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的神经反馈（NFB）治疗。目前尚无自闭症的特效疗法，治疗指南旨在通过减轻症状和提高功能来改善自闭症患者的生活质量。神经反馈是一种基于追踪大脑电活动（脑电图，EEG）并给出相关反馈的计算机化方法。该方法由美国科研机构的神经生理实验室研发，在过去20多年里得到了非常成功的应用。它不仅在实践中，而且在科学和临床研究中都证明了其有效性。在2010年至2011年期间，对10名年龄在4至7岁的儿童（N = 10，7名男性和3名女性）进行了神经反馈治疗，这些儿童被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍（高功能型），存在言语发展的非特异性障碍和沟通困难。根据功能变化评估（父母、教师和治疗师的评分以及在治疗前、治疗期间和治疗后监测孩子的所有其他专家的评分）和电生理变化追踪对治疗进行了评估。结果显示，在行为（攻击性降低、合作性增强、沟通改善）、注意力持续时间和感觉运动技能方面有了最大变化。根据父母、教师、治疗师和其他专家的评估，所有儿童在日常功能水平上都有了一定程度的改善。我们在自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童中使用神经反馈的经验证实了先前的数据，即这种方法可以应用于这类患者。
