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How Targeted Neurotherapy Can Restore Focus For ADHD

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How Does Neurotherapy Help With ADHD?

What if ADHD isn’t a focus problem, but a regulation problem your brain can learn to solve? We open the hood on neurotherapy and show how brain mapping turns a broad diagnosis into precise, personalized care. Instead of chasing symptoms, we reveal the electrical patterns underneath—overarousal that fuels anxiety and reactivity, slow frontal rhythms that drag on attention, and mixed profiles that explain why some people “fail meds.”
We walk through the core ADHD profiles we see on EEG and how each one guides treatment, from calming fast, edgy networks to energizing sluggish regions that need a gentle push. You’ll hear how targeted stimulation, LED light therapy, and pulsed electromagnetics can be layered to nudge the right circuits while avoiding global side effects. For kids, that means shorter, comfortable sessions and smart distractions to help them sit still; for teens and adults, it often includes executive function tasks during stimulation so gains stick in real life.
We also tackle the “imposter” profiles that look like ADHD but aren’t: paroxysmal activity, absence seizures, and sleep disorders like apnea or restless legs. Brain mapping helps us spot red flags, coordinate referrals to neurology or sleep medicine, and protect clients from the wrong treatment. When neurotherapy is indicated, it pairs powerfully with coaching and psychotherapy—better regulation adds the pause that lets skills work, leading to calmer moods, improved reading and academics, stronger task initiation, and fewer meltdowns.
If you’re ready to move beyond trial-and-error and get strategic about your brain health, start here. Subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find practical, science-driven care for ADHD.

To learn more about Transformative Neurotherapy visit:
https://www.TransformativeNeurotherapy.org
Transformative Neurotherapy
570 Lincoln Ave.
Bellevue, PA 15202
412-204-7397

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Chapters

1. How Targeted Neurotherapy Can Restore Focus For ADHD (00:00:00)

2. Welcome & Show Mission (00:00:02)

3. ADHD As Regulation, Not Distraction (00:00:59)

4. Host Intros & Personal ADHD Story (00:01:12)

5. Brain Mapping And ADHD Profiles (00:02:58)

6. Overarousal Profile And Medication Fit (00:04:18)

7. Slow-Wave Frontal Pattern And Stimulants (00:05:47)

8. Mixed Patterns And Why Meds Fail (00:06:24)

9. Tailoring Sessions For Kids And Adults (00:09:18)

10. Outcomes: Focus, Emotions, Academics (00:11:21)

11. Imposter Profiles And Referrals (00:14:33)

12. Closing Thoughts & Call To Action (00:18:23)

12 episodes

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Manage episode 519211663 series 3691501
Content provided by Dr. Heather Putney. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Heather Putney or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

How Does Neurotherapy Help With ADHD?

What if ADHD isn’t a focus problem, but a regulation problem your brain can learn to solve? We open the hood on neurotherapy and show how brain mapping turns a broad diagnosis into precise, personalized care. Instead of chasing symptoms, we reveal the electrical patterns underneath—overarousal that fuels anxiety and reactivity, slow frontal rhythms that drag on attention, and mixed profiles that explain why some people “fail meds.”
We walk through the core ADHD profiles we see on EEG and how each one guides treatment, from calming fast, edgy networks to energizing sluggish regions that need a gentle push. You’ll hear how targeted stimulation, LED light therapy, and pulsed electromagnetics can be layered to nudge the right circuits while avoiding global side effects. For kids, that means shorter, comfortable sessions and smart distractions to help them sit still; for teens and adults, it often includes executive function tasks during stimulation so gains stick in real life.
We also tackle the “imposter” profiles that look like ADHD but aren’t: paroxysmal activity, absence seizures, and sleep disorders like apnea or restless legs. Brain mapping helps us spot red flags, coordinate referrals to neurology or sleep medicine, and protect clients from the wrong treatment. When neurotherapy is indicated, it pairs powerfully with coaching and psychotherapy—better regulation adds the pause that lets skills work, leading to calmer moods, improved reading and academics, stronger task initiation, and fewer meltdowns.
If you’re ready to move beyond trial-and-error and get strategic about your brain health, start here. Subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find practical, science-driven care for ADHD.

To learn more about Transformative Neurotherapy visit:
https://www.TransformativeNeurotherapy.org
Transformative Neurotherapy
570 Lincoln Ave.
Bellevue, PA 15202
412-204-7397

  continue reading

Chapters

1. How Targeted Neurotherapy Can Restore Focus For ADHD (00:00:00)

2. Welcome & Show Mission (00:00:02)

3. ADHD As Regulation, Not Distraction (00:00:59)

4. Host Intros & Personal ADHD Story (00:01:12)

5. Brain Mapping And ADHD Profiles (00:02:58)

6. Overarousal Profile And Medication Fit (00:04:18)

7. Slow-Wave Frontal Pattern And Stimulants (00:05:47)

8. Mixed Patterns And Why Meds Fail (00:06:24)

9. Tailoring Sessions For Kids And Adults (00:09:18)

10. Outcomes: Focus, Emotions, Academics (00:11:21)

11. Imposter Profiles And Referrals (00:14:33)

12. Closing Thoughts & Call To Action (00:18:23)

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