When I met Christopher, he was in grade 5. He had attention problems, as well as social problems. He had no friends and used a stick as a companion. He was bullied at school and did not want to go to school.

A quantitative EEG assessment showed that Christopher had too much slow theta waves in the frontal executive part of his brain. This caused him to be half asleep most of the time and he had difficulty in concentrating on auditory information. The teacher had to act like a clown before she could hold his attention. This, of course, affected his grades and his average score was 56%.

Christopher started with neurofeedback and completed 39 sessions during the next nine months. Positive changes started to occur almost immediately with his family reporting that he was much more loving and affectionate. At school he was not getting into trouble for daydreaming and slowly his marks started to improve.

In grade 6, Christopher started to excel in sports and was chosen to play in the Eastern Free State rugby team. He started making friends and at the end of the year he was chosen by his peers to be a representative on the student council.

In grade 7 he was chosen to play rugby and tennis for the Eastern Free State schools, and represented the Free State in athletics.

In grade 8, when he went to secondary school, he experienced a bout of depression which was quickly resolved with neurofeedback and biofeedback. After twelve sessions of therapy done twice a week over a six week period Christopher was positive, happy and relaxed.

During grade 9 Christopher was chosen to represent the province in rugby, he played tennis for the Eastern Free State and participated at the SA finals in the triple jump. At the end of the year he received academic colours when he was placed in the top ten for academic achievement with an average of 83%.

Christopher is still excelling in academic and sports activities. He is popular with teachers and peers and has a good relationship with his family. Due to a flexible brain he is reaching his potential.