EFFECTIVENESS OF NEUROFEEDBACK TRAINING ON BEHAVIOR AND ATTENTION LEVEL OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD): A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Neurofeedback, also known as EEG (electroencephalogram) biofeedback, is a therapeutic intervention that provides immediate feedback from a computer-based program that assesses brainwave activity. This qualitative study involved pre-test and post-test aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Neurofeedback training in improving the attention level among children with ADHD as well as decreasing their behavior problems. This study involved two children with ADHD, aged 7 and 10 years old, selected through purposive sampling method. The respondents undergone a four months of Neurofeedback training as the intervention in this study. Two instruments involved in this study: the ADHD-T which was used to identify the behavior of the children with ADHD and the Neurofeedback attention level assessment report to measure the attention level of the children with ADHD. The NeuroSky software has been used to analyse the attention level of children with ADHD. The findings showed that the Neurofeedback training managed to improve the attention level of the children with ADHD. The findings also showed that the children with ADHD showed several decreases in their ADHD behavior after the Neurofeedback intervention training. The findings from this study are expected to help the community to have a better understanding of the efficiency of implementing Neurofeedback training with children who have ADHD. The findings from this study also would help parents and teachers to lead, guide or handle the children with ADHD’s behavior in correct way and can improve their attention level. Therefore, future study is highly recommended to improve the content by increasing the sample size, different background and involving different gender.