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 Title:
(Book/CD-Rom) Being in Control: Natural Solutions for ADHD,
Dyslexia, and Test Anxiety
Reviewed By:
Jackie D. Igafo-Te'o
Review Date: March 27, 2006
ISBN:
9659025130
Price:
$40.00
Running Time:
42 minutes
Description:
Being In Control is a method of helping ADHD LD dyslexia and
test anxiety naturally. The concept combines Integrative
biofeedback research, all natural nutrition, seated yoga and
relaxation/focusing techniques especially developed for the
student. Together with coaching principles, and accelerated
learning strategies. Physiological research has also provided
with a unique and objective physiological measure of
concentration and attention in ADHD. The video is a compilation
of concepts; an accompanying relaxation video will be released
soon.
Jackie's
Review: My 12-year-old son with ADHD read through the
book and said "there are some good ideas in here to help me
relax." Then he went on to say "but I don't have any of the
items that you need to do the exercises." The book and Cd-Rom
require the use of several objects which are not typically found
in the average home, however, the author has made an effort to
mention alternate objects which may be of use instead. The
video is useful in that it gives clear visuals of the exercises
contained in the book, along with soothing video clips (the
ocean, wind blowing through the leaves, etc.) However, I feel
that someone with varying levels of ADHD may have trouble
staying on task for the entire 42 minutes. At times, I struggled
with the quality of the video. Mr. Alster's voice is much lower
in volume than the volume of the video clips themselves. I
found myself straining to hear his voice even at my laptop's
highest volume setting. Perhaps this video is best viewed on a
desktop computer with speakers capable of a higher volume.
I also had some difficulty following some of the slides - they
would change before I finished reading them or they would move
too fast or not match the voice. At times, the picture wasn't
clear (during times when photos of the book pages were shown).
The transition was not very smooth from the video clips (the
ocean, for instance) back into the slides. My review of these items
is mixed. While it is my opinion that the concepts
contained in the book/cd are valuable, I believe that it was
released prematurely. See the author's comments below to
address my concerns regarding release.
Author's
Comments On This Review: "Since your review I added
another 3 minutes up front of more relaxing scenes with a news
interview of myself and child with ADD using the techniques so
it is a better introduction to the techniques. When people order
they will get the newer version already. Since I made the movie myself on
the easy to learn Windows movie maker 2 unfortunately they do
not have the DVD option. I
decided that the tools in the video were more urgent to release
now than to wait till the video quality could be improved. After
all, a child/parent can still stop or repeat the video as needed
and refer to the book. I was looking to relay concepts
overall than to break it down to a few different videos which I
might do in the future."
For more
information or to order this DVD: Visit Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9659025130/qid=1143464277/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-6385092-6585761?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
About the Author: Jason Alster has been treating
attention deficit disorder, with or without hyperactivity with a
drug-free method which he calls "Being in Control." He and his
family currently reside in Israel. He has written a book
by the same name which gives you natural techniques for
increasing your child's potential and creativity and for
improving concentration and learning - all without the use of
drugs. Jason offers us an essay where he describes how he came
to develop this technique using his experience as a biofeedback
therapist. For more information on Mr. Alster and his extensive
work, visit
http://jasonalster.googlepages.com/home.
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