John C, 13, was referred by his grandparents, both physicians because of the family’s concern about his difficulties in two areas. First was concentration and focus resulting in poor school achievement, and second, were frequent anger episodes. It had always been hard for John to stay in his seat in school. He was always in motion. Anger outbursts at home were common and a great concern to the family. Even outside the home John couldn’t seem to solve conflicts with friends. These problems had been a challenge since Kindergarten. When John began FNS treatment he could not do school work independently.

A traumatic birth, a serious bicycle accident when John was seven years old, and some other sports-related injuries, were all potential contributors to these behavioral difficulties. The bicycle accident may have resulted in a brief loss of consciousness. There was a definite change in personality following that accident. John had always had extreme reactions to loud noises, and the feel of tags in clothing, or seams in socks, were very irritating. This kind of sensory sensitivity is common in people with AD(H)D diagnosis when there is a history of mild head injury. John’s EEG map was consistent with those of people who have had a concussion. Therefore we expected that he would have a relatively short course of treatment. He was always reserved in sessions with a parent doing most of the reporting and emphasizing any explosive incidents. Ratings of problem areas were recorded at every session on a 0 – 10 scale.

John had a total of 17 FNS treatments over four months. During that time the severity ratings of symptom/behavioral changes showed a reduction of hyperactivity, explosiveness and impulsiveness of 50%. Noise sensitivity did not change according to John, although his mother thought it had. The presence of siblings in the home seemed to be a large source of that problem. Treatment ended with the school year and with a report of some explosive episodes. The plan was to continue as the schedule allowed but there were no treatments during the summer.

In the fall a call from the Grandparents was especially rewarding. John was making good grades and had a different group of friends who were a better influence on him in the family’s opinion. The teacher reported that he was cooperative and contributing in class. One year after completing FNS treatment the Grandparents reported that his grades are all As and Bs, and his written expression, as well as the handwriting, had completely changed. “Your treatment made a tremendous difference.”

Such reports of significant change developing after treatment has stopped have occurred in several cases. It may be that some time is needed for a person’s system to integrate in response to whatever change process the treatment initiates.

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