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Workshop – Dr. Michael Linden

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We are offering two 1-day workshops with Dr. Michael Linden.

QEEG Subtypes and QEEG Guided Neurofeedback with ADD, Aspergers & Autism

1-day Workshop – June 10, 2016

Instructor: Dr. Michael Linden

This workshop will review the symptoms and etiology of ADD, Aspergers and Autism.  I will present QEEG subtypes/phenotypes of ADD, Aspergers and Autism. This workshop will present the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Autism, Aspergers and ADD QEEG analysis.
The similarities and differences in symptoms and QEEG patterns of ADD, ADHD, Aspergers and Aspergers will be presented. The use of QEEG, CPT tests and interview data to develop a differential diagnosis and to guide and monitor neurofeedback protocol selection will be explained.
QEEG guided Neurofeedback will be discussed including treatment monitoring and obstacles to treatment. Neurofeedback candidate selection, protocol development and treatment decisions will be explained that lead to successful outcomes.
This workshop will also review a multimodality treatment approach for patients with Autism, Aspergers and ADD, including medication, social skills, parenting and psychotherapy.
Past and recent research of QEEG and Neurofeedback will be reviewed including case series and research studies. The current multisite Autism QEEG Neurofeedback study in collaboration with University of California San Diego will be presented.  This study involves QEEG and DTI pre-post analysis of the effects of Neurofeedback on both Autism and typical students.  In addition, two types of Neurofeedback (standard protocol and QEEG Guided Neurofeedback) are compared.

Neurofeedback and Biofeedback for Peak Performance with Olympic Athletes and Athletes with ADD and Aspergers.  QEEG Concussion Detection and Neurofeedback Treatment

1-day Workshop – June 9, 2016

Instructor: Dr. Michael Linden

This presentation reviews biofeedback and Neurofeedback with Olympic athletes, particularly in volleyball.  The use of game video during biofeedback and Neurofeedback will be explained.

In addition, this presentation reviews the symptoms of ADD/ADHD and Aspergers and how they present in athletes in various sports.  Assessment and treatment techniques are reviewed including QEEG, CPT tests and Neurofeedback.

Finally, this presentation will review recent techniques of concussion detection using the QEEG. I will present the case of a 17 year old female athlete who suffered two consecutive concussions, producing post-concussion headache symptoms.  The athlete was assessed following the initial concussion with quantitative EEG (QEEG) and an integrated visual and auditory continuous performance test (IVA).  22 sessions of QEEG-guided neurofeedback produced normalization of the QEEG and IVA profiles, and a cessation of headaches. A second concussion then produced further abnormalities in the QEEG and the IVA. A final course of 40 sessions of neurofeedback was again successful in normalizing both cortical activity on the QEEG and scores on the IVA.  I will present recent information on using newer techniques (electrical stimulation, TMS) for concussion treatment.

About Dr. Michael Linden

Bio - Linden (picture) ML_photo2_Dec2012 (small)Dr. Michael Linden is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, and a Nationally Certified Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Therapist.  Dr. Linden has been the director of Attention Learning Centers and Attention Performance Centers at three Southern California locations in San Juan Capistrano, Irvine, and Encinitias since 1988.  He has specialized in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, adults with ADD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder since 1982.

His studies using QEEG based diagnosis and EEG Biofeedback with ADHD students as an alternative to medication yielded promising results and have been featured in the LA Times, Orange County Register, and has been aired on specials on the Today Show, NBC Dateline, Channel  7 ABC News, KOCE  PBS TV, Channel 4 NBC News, NBC special: “Autism: The Hidden Epidemic”, and most recently on CBS “The Doctors”.  Dr. Linden was involved in the initial research studies of the Theta/Beta ratio with ADHD and published the first controlled study of the effects of Neurofeedback with ADHD.

Dr. Linden has recently discovered 6 subtypes of Autism & 2 types of Aspergers based on QEEG Map research, which has greatly improved the success of Neurofeedback and other treatments for ASD (Journal of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 2010; Autism Science Digest, 2011).  He also was the author of a recent chapter entitled “QEEG Guided Neurofeedback for Autism” in the book Images in Autism (2013).