“Abstract: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) are unique attentional disorders which primarily involve slowed frontal brain wave
activity and hypo-perfusion of cerebral blood flow in the frontal regions, particularly during
tasks such as reading. A variety of disorders, such as anxiety, depression and Oppositional
Defiant Disorder (ODD), are often co-morbid with ADD, thus creating a plethora of
complications in treatment procedures. Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) lends itself well for the
treatment of ADD/ADHD. AVE exerts a major wide spread influence over the cortex in terms of
dominant frequency. AVE has also been shown to produce dramatic increases in cerebral blood
flow. Several studies involving the use of AVE in the treatment of ADD/ADHD and its related
disorders have been completed. AVE as a treatment modality for ADD/ADHD has produced
wide-spread improvements including secondary improvements in IQ, behaviour, attention,
impulsiveness, hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, ODD and reading level. In particular, AVE
has proven itself to be an effective and affordable treatment of special-needs children within a
school setting.”
