Seminars at the Drake Institute

 

Introduction and History

Dr Velkoff introduces himself and gives a brief history of his background in medicine, psychology, biofeedback and neurofeedback. He explains the journey The Drake Institute took from treating Stress related disorders with Biofeedback to the customized, comprehensive treatment programs for ADD, ADHD and Autistic Spectrum disorders.

 

Symptoms

We take a look at an in depth analysis of the 14 main symptoms defining ADD and ADHD from the American Psychiatric Association.  We also look at other associated disorders such as a Learning Disorder or an Auditory Processing Disorder. Following this we take a brief look at the complex symptoms of Autism and Asperger’s Disorder.

 

Brainwaves

The brain runs on electricity. The amount of, frequency of and balance of which can be abnormal and present symptoms such as those defined in the previous section. Here we learn about the specific brainwaves (Delta, Theta, Alpha and Beta), and how these need to be in balance for a healthy brain.

 

QEEG Brainmapping – Recording Brainwaves

Dr Velkoff explains how we use a specific brain imaging technology called QEEG Brainmapping to identify the abnormalities and create a Drake Treatment Protocol to target that area. We see that everybody’s brainmapping can be vastly different, and the symptoms and intensity of symptoms can be different, but it is still called ADD. We look at the most remarkable patient we have ever treated; a non-verbal Autistic boy.

 

 

Causes of ADD

The cause of the disorder usually has no bearing on treatment, but it is helpful to know some of the main factors in causing ADD or ADHD.

 

 

What’s Wrong with the Drugs

We understand that the drugs serve a purpose and are effective in managing the symptoms of ADD or ADHD, but we believe there is a better way. Furthermore the drugs have some very serious side effects that need to be considered.

 

Full Care

What does the Drake Treatment entail, and what makes it so successful? In this section we go in to detail as to the actual process of Neurofeedback and describe how this is an essential but not solitary component of Full Care; a comprehensive, non-drug, medical program for the effective resolution of symptoms of ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disorders and  Auditory Spectrum Disorders.

 

Success Stories

We look at a handful of patients who were featured in the media that had great success. This highlights the many different types of symptoms people experience, and how they all get lumped into the category of ADD or ADHD and prescribed the same medication.

How to get started

Fill out an Autism, Stress, Attention Deficit Disorder(Child / Adult), or Language Disorder web form that gives us the information to help you before we call you back. This gives you more time to speak with one of our friendly clinical staff.

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The Drake Institute chooses their clinic locations in areas that are accessible and convenient for those who come to us. In January, 2006, we are very excited to announce we will have two new clinics to better meet your needs. As the LEADER in non-drug preferred treatments, we feel it is our obligation to make ourselves available to those who wish to become part of the Drake Institute Full Care Treatment success story. These new locations will be:

West Los Angeles The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic 6801 Park Terrace Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045

Riverside The Cove 6529 Riverside Avenue Riverside, CA 92506