NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUE (NMT) AUTISM STUDY Dr. Fred Bloem of Olney, Maryland, is currently recruiting children ages 5 to 10 with a diagnosis of autism to participate in an international study to determine if NeuroModulation Technique (NMT) is effective in reducing maladaptive behaviors and increasing adaptive behaviors in children diagnosed with autism. Click here to learn about other locations where the NMT Autism Study is being conducted. Click here to learn about the results that autistic children have achieved as a result of NeuroModulation Technique. What is NeuroModulation Technique? NeuroModulation Technique (NMT) is a non-invasive, safe, gentle, yet powerful therapy that has been used to improve functioning in a variety of areas. Click here to view a brief description of NeuroModulation Technique. There is additional information about NeuroModulation Technique at http://nmt.md/PatientIndex.cfm . Autism Study - Eligibility Criteria Participants must be children ages 5 to 10 with a formal written diagnosis of autism for at least one year and they must meet other inclusion and exclusion criteria which are described in the NMT Autism Study Announcement (see link below). Autism Study Duration Children accepted into the study will receive 12 sessions of NeuroModulation Technique (NMT), twice a week for 6 weeks. All assessments and treatments will be provided at no cost to participants. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov at http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00503191?order=1 There is information about additional NMT Autism Study research sites in other cities at http://nmt.md/autismstudy/ What is the First Step? Determine if your child is eligible for the study. E.g., your child must have had a diagnosis of autism (not pervasive developmental disorder) for at least one year, and must not have received chelation therapy. See the NMT Autism Study Announcement for all the details. Complete the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) here: http://www.autism.com/ari/atec/ Complete the NMT Research Study Application and all other study documents. Autism Study Documents NMT Autism Study Announcement, click here . NMT Research Study Application, click here . This application describes exactly the steps you need to follow in order to apply for your child to be in this study. NMT Research Subject Informed Consent Form, click here .  This document describes the study in detail and gives permission for your child to participate in the study. NMT Authorization to Release Health Information, click here . NMT Child Assent Form, click here . If you need software to open the following PDF files, please click here to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader: Top of page Description of NeuroModulation Technique (NMT) NeuroModulation Technique is not a medical or psychological diagnostic procedure and does not diagnose disease. NMT, however, does determine the patient’s perception of conditions contributing to illness. The human nervous system is a very sophisticated "bio-computer" that can be thought of as having a voluntary/conscious control system as well as an autonomic/unconscious control system. Illness may result from confusion within the body's nonconscious internal control center, referred to in NMT as the Autonomic Control System (ACS). According to this model, illness may represent faulty or incomplete information that the ACS has been using to regulate body functioning. Since the ACS represents the body's nonconscious internal control center, some type of communication with the ACS is needed in order to find out what type of information or corrections the ACS may need in order to function more effectively. NMT uses Muscle Response Testing (MRT) to allow the NMT practitioner to communicate with the Autonomic Control System of the patient in order to detect ACS errors. For the purposes of this study, the NMT researcher will use NMT to detect any ACS errors that may be contributing to autistic behavior or any associated health conditions that may be contributing to autistic symptoms. MRT employed in NMT may not be 100% accurate, but sufficient information is gathered from MRT for purposes of the NMT treatment. Once Autonomic Control System errors are detected using MRT, the NMT practitioner then applies corrective statements that direct the ACS to more optimal functioning. These corrective statements may be delivered audibly or silently. After each such corrective statement, the NMT Practitioner applies a gentle stimulation to the body while the patient engages in certain breathing cycles. This process helps insure a more durable correction. The types of stimulation that may be used include gentle tapping of the spine, head, hands, feet, ears, or other areas using one's hand, a massage roller instrument, or by other means such as a light directed on the body. NMT patients range from babies only weeks old to patients in their 80's and 90's. NMT is noninvasive, non-force, and completely painless. NMT is completely compatible with any other type of health care a person may be receiving. If your child is not able to participate in the Muscle Response Testing and treatment for any reason, your NMT researcher may perform the MRT and corrective statements on you or another person in the room (with your permission) as a surrogate for your child. The researcher may also choose to do self-MRT as a surrogate for your child. A surrogate acts as a substitute for the person who is not able to be muscle tested him or herself. You may hold or touch your child while the researcher performs MRT on you - the intention of the NMT researcher during MRT is always to query or communicate with the Autonomic Control System of your child. You can still serve as a surrogate for your child even if he or she doesn't want to be held or touched. Think of the process of being a surrogate with the analogy that the surrogate is holding up a phone to your child's ear (ACS) versus the child holding the phone him or herself. The communication is still with the ACS of your child in both cases, but you help the process when you serve as a surrogate. Your child need not have any direct contact with your NMT researcher, but your child is still required to come to each NMT session. Your child will receive the same benefits of NMT treatment whether your child receives the MRT and corrective statements directly or whether a surrogate is used. Please click here to view a video interview of Dr. Leslie Feinberg, the developer and founder of NMT on the Conscious Media Network. Contact Information After you have carefully reviewed all this information, you may reach Dr. Bloem with any questions you might have regarding the study by clicking here. Top of page
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