What Is Biofeedback?

Biofeedback is a therapeutic tool that can help a child with AS understand the development of anxiety symptoms. Biofeedback equipment is used to monitor changes in the body when anxiety occurs. Specifically, biofeedback equipment can measure changes in heart rate, respirations, temperature, sweating, muscle activity and brain activity. Using the data from biofeedback equipment, children and parents can identify patterns in behavior that may lead to the development of anxiety.

The equipment can also be used to identify what techniques work to reduce symptoms of anxiety. For children with Asperger’s Syndrome, the concrete data provided through the use of biofeedback equipment can be essential for understanding what works to reduce anxiety.

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