Imagine you are the parent of a child with ADHD. You have spent thousands of dollars and countless hours trying out different medications, diets, therapies and your child is still suffering. Years into the journey with doctors, counsellors, nutritionists – no one can tell you what’s behind your child’s symptoms, and how to tailor the treatment for your child.
This is the passionate work Dr. Sammy Oh and her team at Breakthrough ADHD Centre, in Vancouver, British Columbia, do daily. The Breakthrough ADHD Technique uses evidence-based assessments to identify and address the root causes behind children’s symptoms and helps families reclaim their lives, through personalised intervention plans with quantifiable goals based on these assessments.
“ADHD symptoms are brain-based. They are different from feelings or moods,” explains Dr. Sammy Oh, Doctor of Natural Medicine and Biofeedback Specialist who leads the team of experts. “We get to the ‘hardware’ aspects of ADHD – the neurophysiological or biological aspects of the symptoms.”
Children with ADHD will often suffer from secondary wounds – such as learned helplessness. “They expect mistakes, failures and overall negative feedback from life,” says Dr. Oh. “Then, avoidance and procrastination start kicking in. To empower children, it is really important to address the hardware – with ADHD neurocognitive intervention.”
The Breakthrough Technique is different from the traditional, one-size fits all approach that doesn’t get to the heart of a child’s symptoms. It includes a brain-function optimization plan with quantifiable goals tailored to cognitive, physical, emotional and behavioural needs, using ADHD psychometrics screening tests, and high-tech, cutting edge assessments to identify the root causes of ADHD before developing a plan of action.
This intervention starts with a multifaceted method often used by NASA and professional athletes for peak performance. The method includes natural medicine, neurovisual cognitive training, executive function training, functional nutrition, biofeedback and neurofeedback and is based on 35 years of research and nearly two decades of practice.The Breakthrough ADHD Centre helps clients with ADHD quickly improve their behaviours, sleep, focus and moods – sometimes within days.
“Every parent wants to feel confident that their children are receiving effective interventions, and that they can focus on tasks, soar academically, get along well with others, and feel more content and calm,” says Dr. Oh.
Photography by Ronald Lee
Breakthrough ADHD Centre
Langley Office
240, 8661 201 St.,
Langley, Twp, BC V2Y 0G9
Vancouver Office
615-525 West 8th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1C6
604-716-4530
Website: breakthroughadhd.com | Facebook: BreakthroughADHDcenter | Instagram: breakthroughadhd
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