Is your child's brain map worth the paper it's printed on? - Dr. Tiff Thompson

A brain map with heat colors, percentile rankings and brain-shaped diagrams looks scientific. That look is exactly what makes it dangerous when the person handing it to you cannot read the raw data underneath. Dr. Tiff Thompson, one of a small group of QEEG diplomates in North America, shows parents how to tell the difference before they sign up for the year of neurofeedback that follows.About our guestDr. Tiff Thompson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a PhD and two advanced EEG credentials, QEEGD and BCN. That combination places her in a small group of practitioners who can actually interpret raw brain data rather than rely on an automated report. She runs NeuroField Neuro Therapy in Santa Barbara and founded the School of Neuro Therapy, where she trains other clinicians to do the same.What you'll learn- The questions to ask before paying for an EEG or brain map, and the specific keywords you want to hear back in the answers- Why a "colorful map with heat shapes and percentile rankings" is the warning sign, not the diagnosis- The credentials, software names and montage choices that separate a real brain reader from a report generator- How a misread brain map turns into months of neurofeedback going in the wrong direction, and how to avoid that- Why the salience network explains sensory overload in autism better than any behavioral labelChapters00:00 Welcome and the brain map problem02:09 How Tiff found EEG (the wormhole moment)05:00 EEG 101: how brain cells talk and where electricity comes from09:37 The Fibonacci brainwave Tiff caught on film10:24 Why EEG gets oversimplified in autism clinics13:33 Alpha, beta and the king of brain waves15:30 Why parents get an EEG, and what it can actually show18:45 What changes in the brain when meltdowns reduce20:21 How a bad practitioner damages the field and the family21:01 The QEEGD, the BCN and what the letters mean24:00 The questions to ask your EEG specialist27:05 Autism EEG patterns: mu rhythm, slow content, white matter30:31 Sensory overload and the salience network35:12 The kid is in there: a message of hope37:09 Trust your instinct (and throw Tiff under the bus)ResourcesMendability: https://mendability.comNeuroField Neuro Therapy (Dr. Tiff Thompson's clinic): https://neurofield.com/School of Neuro Therapy: https://www.schoolofneurotherapy.comThe Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick: https://www.momtestbook.com#BrainMapAutism #EEGForAutism #SensoryEnrichment