Sensory directed therapy improves the symptoms of ADHD

Many parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are seeking alternative ways to treat the symptoms associated with the condition.

Michigan resident Meagan Olney, 11, who was diagnosed with ADHD recently enrolled in a multi-sensory learning program, which has yielded promising results, reports the Monroe News.

The program is designed to stimulate the visual, auditory and physical systems with light, sound and motion. Officials said that this challenges participates to focus using all their senses. The curriculum lasts for 30 days and forces sensory systems to work together causing the creation of new pathways in the brain, which are often disrupted in those with ADHD.

“This is her first year since second grade that she is without medication during school,” Sherry Olney, mother of Meagan, told the news source. “She has not taken any medication since the end of school last year.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 9.5 percent of children between ages 4 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD.