Alyne Wellness offers Personalized Repetitive TMS for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Southern California as a treatment therapy to help manage and improve ASD symptoms.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that can cause repetitive behaviors or difficulties with communication and social interaction.
ASD treatment will vary depending on an individual’s specific needs, and often includes a combination of behavioral, developmental, educational, and social therapies.
TMS for Autism is one of the newest approaches to optimize the brain and it complements traditional methods for many individuals.
TMS for autism spectrum disorder is a modern treatment approach for regulating and enhancing areas of the brain associated with autism symptoms.
Autism is a complex condition that is not fully understood, yet many theories point to to irregularities with brain connectivity and neural communication that cause many of the features and symptoms.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a safe and non-invasive treatment method for stimulating areas of the brain that are not communicating properly. In other words, it optimizes and fine tunes the brain so it works more efficiently.
TMS is highly targeted to the specific areas of the brain involved with ASD. It has few to no side effects, and it offers the potential for long-lasting effects, making it a better alternative than medications for many conditions.
In addition, it works well as a complementary approach for use with other therapies.
At Alyne Wellness, we use a specially designed form of TMS for autism, known as PrTMS, that uses advanced assessments and dynamic monitoring for improved results over traditional TMS therapy.
TMS for autism spectrum disorder works by placing a PrTMS device over the scalp to deliver magnetic pulses that stimulate distinct areas of the brain.
Here is a detailed explanation about How PrTMS Works on our website.
TMS Therapy for autism works in much the same way as it does for treating depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other disorders, except the location, frequency, and duration of the magnetic pulses may be different for each condition.
The magnetic pulses are designed to increase or decrease neural activity in the targeted areas of the brain as identified in the client assessment.
Repetitive TMS (rTMS) has shown to be the most effective type of TMS for treating autism and it is directed at an area of the prefrontal cortex that controls executive functioning, emotion regulation, and social cognition.
By optimizing neural activity, TMS improves neural connectivity, regulates communication within the brain, and increases plasticity to form new connections and heal the brain.
Autism treatment approaches generally address the specific needs of each individual’s abilities and challenges through behavioral, developmental, social, and educational therapies.
These types of therapies focus on improving motivation, learning, communication, sensory integration, and motor development.
Medications do not directly treat ASD, although they are sometimes used to treat symptoms like anxiety, depression, or hyperactivity that accompany autism.
TMS for autism is used to improve brain functioning, making it an excellent companion to heighten the effectiveness of traditional ASD therapies.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is safer than medications and has fewer side effects because it targets specific areas of the brain that need improvement, rather than affecting the entire brain and body like most drugs.
TMS is customizable to the unique needs of each person, instead of offering the same generic approach for each individual like other therapies.
Alyne Wellness uses Personalized Repetitive TMS that includes a brainwave and neurocognitive assessment, as well as continuous monitoring and adjustment not offered by other treatment providers.
PrTMS for autism can provide lasting effects for many conditions, unlike medications and other treatments that stop working after they are discontinued.
Traditional ASD therapies only target the symptoms by teaching ways to modify behaviors, whereas TMS optimizes the brain to treat the cause of the symptoms and behaviors.