Audio-Visual Entrainment Program as a Treatment for Behavior Disorders in a School Setting

. It has been suggested that the behavioral manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are secondary to neurological abnormalities and are characterized as low brain wave disorders. ADHD children produce higher amounts of theta (5-7 Hz) and less beta (13-21 Hz) brain wave activity than normals. Many researchers are testing the therapeutic effectiveness of AudioVisual Entrainment (AVE) as a treatment for a variety of low arousal brain disorders. AVE is the repetitive and intermittent presentation of light and sound. AVE affects electroencephalographic (EEG) output in that brain wave output can be suppressed or enhanced at specific frequencies. Procedure. Thirty-four elementary students from two different schools were given AVE over the course of seven weeks. Participants were given the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) before and after participation. A second group of eight participants were in a special reading (SPALDING) class. All of the students in this c...