Current Developments in Neurofeedback in Asia and China.

Dr Kenneth Kang, PhD., is the first Neurofeedback practitioner in Singapore, specialising in learning and developmental disorders in children, including ADHD, Dyslexia, and Autism. He successfully incorporates in his work nutritional intervention and detoxification in cases when Neurofeedback is not as effective as expected. He is an educational psychologist by training. He has taught in a local school in Singapore for many years prior to setting up Spectrum Learning in 1995. Spectrum Learning provides a holistic neurofeedback therapy for children with learning and developmental disorders. Over the years, Kenneth Kang has incorporated natural therapies involving the use of supplements, diet and detoxification methods to improve the efficacy of his neurofeedback therapy. The long establishment of the company is testimony of the success with clients using Spectrum Learning’s methodologies.

According to Dr. Kenneth Kang one of the key pillars in his work with children with learning and developmental disorders is the use of hair analysis as a tool to investigate the exposure to toxic elements and nutritional milieu of children. He found that exposure to toxic elements such as Mercury and Lead is real and alive in the South East Asian region. He also found that nutritional imbalances are also prevalent, especially among children with learning and developmental disorders. Detoxification and nutritional supplements are crucial to help these children and these also help to improve the efficacy of neurofeedback therapy. Kenneth Kang provides consultancy for hair tissue mineral analysis to other clinics in the region.

Kenneth Kang also routinely order an Organic Acid Test (OAT) and food allergies test (IgE and IgG) to further assess the client’s biochemistry when necessary. The OAT can reveal if there are yeast/fungal and/or bacteria over-growth, acidity due to oxalates, peptide digestive problems and etc. Food allergies are also very common among children with special needs.

He is also a pioneer in offering QEEG assessment or Brain Mapping to assess brain function and use it as a basis to recommend neurofeedback protocols. He has developed a proprietary Brain Mapping assessment which analyses how a person utilizes his/her brain while on specific tasks and also identifies differential maturity between specific regions of the brain. Kenneth Kang/SL is involved in collaborative research with universities in the region.