Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders

http://www.ted.com Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass knew that we should be looking directly at their brains. She explains how a remarkable EEG device has revealed mistaken diagnoses and transformed children's lives.

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[chansarick69]

I suffered for years with a mental disability and when I was 10 (I'm currently 14) my mother took me to have one of these brain scans done. For years I had been put on 150 different types of medications and diagnosed with everything from ADHD to schizophrenia what they found was that I had mini brain seizures causing my tantrums. It has saved my life

[BlackBeltBusiness]

If you had a son with Autism, like I do, you might have focused on more than just how "hot" the speaker was. Very Classy....

[bdp99pc]

@txdoan Experimental and providing usable data for over a decade now. This was developed at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston. What's your background?

[bdp99pc]

You may schedule a DEEP/BEAM Assessment through Bright Minds Institute in San Francisco, where researcher Dr. Aditi Shankardass formerly worked as an employee.

Bright Minds Institute also offers cognitive guidance for children and adults with "no problems at all", high achievers, people with AD/HD, Autism, PDD-NOS, traumatic brain injuries, personal injury accidents and dementia. If it's brain related, BMI gets the job done.

[CONCEPTUALMAN]

also it bothers me , as someone who is "dyslexic" that i am called a person with a developmental/learning disorder . the idea being that anyone who doesn't think or learn like most people has a disorder . i do not feel like i have a disorder just because the educational system , for the most part , does not teach for my learning style .

[CONCEPTUALMAN]

i think that using E.E.G. sounds like a really good idea for diagnosing disorders , but how about simply improving the mental function of people who are already doing well ?

[skuby75]

I have a kid with autism and abnormal EEG wich non of the great Dr.in the Irish Univ Child Clinic could not tell me what is the problem of the EEG if that Lady can I dont mind my son to be tested if this will help him to becom better.I you all dont like that i dont care

[txdoan]

@Webmommy

Experimental at best, NOT readily available.