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HFS Hope Focus System Research & Results
1. Understanding the Science
Neurology of ASD and ADHD
Learn how differences in the brain affect focus, attention, and behavior in children with ASD and ADHD.
Understanding ASD and ADHD
ASD and ADHD share important neurological features that affect how children think and feel. Key brain areas, such as the fronto-striatal circuitry, show reduced activity and pose challenges in managing attention, emotions and movements. This can lead to difficulties with focus, emotional regulation and body coordination. Additionally, differences in how the brain processes sounds and language can impact communication skills. Understanding these brain connections is essential for effective interventions like HFS, which can help support your child's unique needs.
HFS: A Holistic Approach
The Hope Focus System (HFS) is designed to address brain-based challenges with targeted, child-friendly methods.
Hope Focus System (HFS)
The Hope Focus System (HFS) is a holistic and innovative intervention designed for children with ADHD and ASD, ages 5 to 18. HFS goes beyond traditional methods by addressing the unique neurological factors at play. It combines the power of artificial intelligence with a compassionate, human-centered approach through three key therapeutic elements:
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Strength-Based Therapeutic Connection: Building on your child’s strengths to foster emotional and social growth.
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Music and Auditory Processing Stimulation: Enhancing cognitive and sensory skills through engaging auditory experiences.
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Skill-Based Exercise Therapy: Promoting physical coordination and motor skills through targeted activities.
Customized, Balanced Sessions
Each element of the Hope Focus System (HFS) is tailored session-by-session using AI-assisted customization. This approach takes advantage of the brain's plasticity during critical developmental years, helping to maximize engagement and motivation. By ensuring a balanced focus on each therapeutic component, HFS supports consistent skill development, allowing your child to thrive and grow in a nurturing environment.
2. Innovative Therapies
Building Connections with HFS Coaches
Trained coaches create a supportive, trusting environment for effective learning.
HFS Coach: Building Connection and Acceptance
A strong therapeutic relationship is essential for effective interventions in ADHD and ASD. It helps foster emotional regulation, social skills, and a sense of safety, all of which enhance treatment outcomes.
HFS Coaches are specially trained through Cogleap’s APA-accredited program and use a child-centered approach. They follow the 5-Step Cycle of Excellence framework, designed specifically for neurodiverse children. This ensures that each child receives personalized support to thrive emotionally and socially.
Music Therapy for Focus
Listening therapy uses music to improve attention and emotional balance.
Auditory Processing Intervention: Music Listening Therapy
Music-based interventions can significantly improve social skills, communication, and emotional regulation in neurodiverse children by activating neural networks involved in auditory and language processing.
The Hope Focus System (HFS) offers a unique approach by delivering music with selective frequency filtration at various time points. This targeted method engages the auditory system's tonotopic map, enhancing connections to language processing areas in the brain. Additionally, HFS uses bone-conduction headphones, providing direct vestibular stimulation while keeping the outer ear canal open. This innovative combination creates an effective auditory experience that supports your child's development.
Learning Through Play
Skill-building exercises help kids improve focus, motor skills, and confidence.
Skill-Based Exercise: A Therapeutic Intervention
Moderate-intensity exercise offers numerous benefits for children with ADHD and ASD, leading to significant improvements in cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning.
The Hope Focus System (HFS) includes nine categories of skill-based exercises, each targeting specific cortical functions related to neurodiverse conditions:
Breathing
Balance
Core Strength
Hand-Eye Coordination
Crossing Midline
Body Coordination
Dexterity
Flexibility
Aerobic Endurance
These exercises are designed to enhance your child's physical abilities while supporting their overall development in a fun and engaging way.
3. Proven Results
Better Behavior and Cognitive Skills
HFS helps children regulate their behavior and develop stronger problem-solving skills.
How HFS Improves Behavioral and Cognitive Skills
After an average of 40 sessions with the Hope Focus System (HFS), participants demonstrated significant improvements in key areas of functioning. The results showed statistically significant enhancements in:
Emotional Regulation
Attention & Focus
Impulsivity & Hyperactivity
Concept of Time
Planning & Organization
Language Comprehension
Language Expression
Statistically significant improvements highlight the effectiveness of HFS in supporting cognitive and behavioral skills. Additionally, other areas such as
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sensorimotor skills
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social skills
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memory
also indicated positive trends in skill development following HFS training. This comprehensive approach empowers children to thrive in their everyday lives.
Reducing Inattention and Hyperactivity
Children show improved focus and reduced impulsivity with HFS training. After an average of 50 sessions with the Hope Focus System (HFS), participants experienced notable enhancements in many attention measures. Key improvements included:
Reduction in Attention Errors;
Decreased Hyperactivity and Impulsivity;
Additionally, participants showed improvements in focus and accuracy,
and improved Physical control.
These results highlight the effectiveness of HFS in enhancing attention, focus, and overall self-regulation in children.
An average of40 HFS sessions significantly improves cognitive and behavioral skills.
It is particularly noteworthy that the average improvement for the the following categories is over50%:
Emotion Regulation
Attention & Focus
lmpulsivity & Hyperactivity
Language Expression
**FAs (FundamentalAbilities survey) is a scientifically validated assessment frameworkthat includes 13 majorcategories of cognitive behaviors, providinga 360° overview of each child.
Summary of Research on Virtual Reality in Assessing Attention in Children
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Innovative Tool for Healthcare: Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming healthcare by providing new methods for evaluating clinical conditions. Its ability to create immersive, multisensory 3D environments makes it particularly useful for studying behavior in realistic settings.
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Focus on Attention Assessment: This research specifically explores how VR can be used to evaluate attention processes in children, which is crucial for diagnosing conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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Extensive Study Sample: The study involved 837 neurotypical children (ages 6–13), who participated in attention tasks within a VR classroom environment. This data helps establish a baseline for comparing the attention performance of children with ADHD.
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Key Findings: Results showed that vCAT sensitively detects attention performance that improves with age, and differences were observed between boys and girls in measures related to hyperactivity and inattention. vCAT is powerful and innovative in its ability to differentiate hyperactivity and motor related measures that traditional assessments cannot achieve as accurately.
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Implications for Clinical Practice: vCAT offers a more systematic and objective approach to evaluating attention, which could enhance both diagnosis and treatment in various healthcare settings.
Goh, C., Ma, A., & Rizzo, A. (2024). Normative Performance Data on Visual Attention in Neurotypical Children: Virtual Reality Assessment of Cognitive and Psychomotor Development. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, Sec. Virtual Reality in Medicine 5.
Transforming Lives of Neurodiverse Children Using Human-Centered AI
Cogleap’s Presentation at
Stanford Medicine Neurodiversity Global Event
Host: Dr. Lawrence Fung, MD.
Stanford Medicine
Speaker: Dr. Crystal Goh
Director of R&D at Cogleap
