For the past 5 years I've worked with a company named Atentiv to research and develop a promising new product that trains attention and helps regulate impulse control.  

When the principal of the company, Eric Gordon, a man experienced in developing medical technologies, approached me in 2011 about his new product, I was deeply skeptical.  People come to me all the time with new products, the majority of which cannot deliver on what they promise.

Atentiv is, in my opinion, the most promising non-medication technology on the horizon for the training of attention.  I see its applicability someday not only for ADHD, but for a far broader audience, namely, the many millions of people of all ages who would like a simple means of increasing their ability to attend.  

I asked Eric to write about Atentiv for my newsletter, and the following is what he wrote:

"There has been a lot of recent publicity about companies with 'brain training games' that have made various unfounded claims about 'healing the brain' using our natural brain development process - the phenomenon called neuroplasticity. These claims have promised to help users perform better in school, home and work. Some of these companies have promised to fix ADHD, memory loss, dementia and reduce or delay cognitive impairment associated with age, including Alzheimer's disease and other serious mental health conditions.