Neurofeedback brainwave training for Chinese Special Ed students | Elyn MacInnis | TEDxHultShanghai

Elyn will be discussing Neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) and the work she has been doing for the past five years with the students at Peng Cheng Special Education School in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. She will introduce the case of Li Chen Xiao, one of her students, and explain how neurofeedback changed his life. She will also present an overview of neurofeedback/brainwave training and how it has helped children with many different challenges (autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and learning differences) make progress in their studies and daily life.

Elyn MacInnis has lived in China for the past 27 years. During this time, she helped many organizations, including Peng Cheng Special Education School, and Golden Key, which helps blind and vision impaired children. She has also created programs to teach spoken English and instruct students in cross-cultural awareness on CCTV (Outlook English Magazine), in hospitals, and in other social service organizations. She has taught at the Middle and High School level, and is a minister at Trinity Congregation in Pudong.

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