I have been researching Cogmed too. Please come back and update the progress. I would like to try but my research showed it didn't cross over into everyday life. I hope I am wrong but the research didn't support it.

I'm not making sense of what you post, I already had a BCIA provider.

IM was absolutely useless to my son, Total waste.

I don't understand much of your post. The place we went to is licenced as a BCIA provider. It's world renowned,

I am having issues with my 15 year kid son with adhd. He refuses meds, he did neurofeedback and it seemed to help. I was a believer, however, over the last 6 months things have declined. He either needs meds or neurofeedback. We can't go on like this. Would you try some booster sessions of neurofeedback or go for the meds?

Thanks for the reply. I realize our regular optimetrist is not an expert in this area. So, I looed on that website. There are two listed there that are in my town. However, I know nothing about them. There are a few others that are not listed on that site but are rated well on ratemds and do seem to specialize in this area. Still, I don't know anyone who used them. However, you are making me think it's pretty important that they are on that site. I guess it's better that they are.

Is it important that optometrist is found the on COVD Website?

I will be discussing this with the optometrist but my question is below. My son is 15. He has adhd. He is left handed. He wears glasses. When he writes, instead of sitting upright and looking down on his page, he brings his whole head to a few inches from the page. He bends his body over the page. He is less than 12 inches from the page. Also, when he plays on the handheld devices, instead of sitting upright and looking at the game, he bends his head over the game and close to the game. I am constantly telling him to stop moving his head to the game. Instead of looking down with his eyes while keeping his head in the same place, he moves his whole head down to his book, game... What could the issue be? Who should we see?

Twinmom, did the results stick? We are considering Cogmed too.

Please do keep us posted on the progress with Cogmed. I am also considering this for my 14 yr old son. I know what you mean, I also feel we are late in addressing these issues.

Son is 13 and years ago saw an OT for fine motor who stated he had issues with proprioception. He has ADHD. Anyway, the hasn't had the OT for a while. He does swimming and martial arts. The OT did give us exercises a long time ago. I don't think it helped. Maybe we just weren't that consistent. Things he does-he hunches his head over the table of computer always. Never sits up straight. He also LEANS his head on things all the time. He fidgets like crazy. Chews things a lot. He falls and trips on something every day. When pouring drinks he spills all the time. He is generally hugely clumsy. Should we get another OT to work with him on this? Will it help long term? It seemed to me that the exercises helped for that day, not a permanent solution. ETA He manages without meds, does very well in school. He is a sweet boy, Just very clumsy.

How many times a week did you do the IM?

Thanks for posting. We are definitely considering it. I wonder why its not a better know therapy.

We have spent about $10 000 when it's all done. We afford it the same way people afford other things like braces etc. I know some people can't afford it. It's not easy for us either. But we make a decent income and basically stopped putting money into savings, plus I am trying to work a bit extra. When spouse gets a bonus, we put it towards that. Takes some maneuvering but somehow we make it work. We have scaled back on other things too. Now son only goes once weekly so it's much easier. Before was was 2 or 3 times a week, that was costly. But we knew it was temporary.

Hi there, I am wondering if you started the neurofeedback? I wanted to share that my ds who is 13, he did the neurofeedback. He did well. We were told because of how severe is ADHD was, he may need 80 sessions. He was on 72 mg of concerta at the start. After 20 sessions it was summer holidays from school, we took him off the meds. He has not gone back on meds. We are now at 62 sessions and could probably stop but we will go to 80. It has helped him tremendously. Yes, he is not perfect and can still be impulsive. But he is managing decently without meds. I never thought I would be possible. When we started, my GOAL was to lower his meds,I never thought he would of off completely.

So, to all w have done IM with their child, did you find it helpful?

Yes the experienced OT has done the IM training. She did say measurements of progress are subjective. She feels comfortable with the other OT. I know I would be able to change providers if I wasn't happy with progress. I just don't know how I would know that progress was poor.

I don't want to wait till summer because, the benefit coverage ends jun 30 and restarts July 1. So I wold lose the $1500 coverage that I need to use before the end of June.

Sounds similar to what the OT would do except, instead of me doing he home program, the other OT wold be doing it.

The experienced OT would be setting up he program and she would teleconference in as needed, she would train the other OT. The experienced one would be adjusting the program from afar.

anyone??

Hi, I am new here. My son is 13, he has ADHD. I am considering IM for him. Benefits will cover the cost, so I don't have much to lose. MY dillema: There is only one qualified OT in the area who does it. She moved offices and is an hour away from us. She gave us 2 options 1) Go see her in her city. It would be a one hour drive each way, after school. She does not work weekends. (so would take 3 hours total) 2) She can have an OT from the local office site administer the IM, that OT has never done it before. The experienced one would over see it, which she states is the important part. I cant decide. How important is it that the person doing it has experience? I would have thought is was very important, BUT then I remembered people do the at home version of IM therapy with success. The COST is the same per hour for having either option. Doing it in the summer is not an option.