Antibiotics and Autism, too

Antibiotics and Autism, too

One of my most re-tweeted essays is The Law, Antibiotics, and Autism, which is a discussion involving a recent Federal Court ruling. The final verdict was that, even though antibiotics in our food are admittedly harmful, the LAW’s hands are tied, and the...
Top Autism Stories of 2015

Top Autism Stories of 2015

An end-of-the-year GoogleScholar.com search for publications using the term AUTISM returned ~ 58,000 entries: √ Treatment = 32,000 results √ Diagnosis = 19,000 items √ Cause = 19,000 records √ Prevention = 10,000 entries Here are the stories that represent this...
Going Beyond Biomedical ADHD Treatments

Going Beyond Biomedical ADHD Treatments

Message from TheAutismDoctor.com Mobile Site: 11.29.2015 “Dr. Udell, my six year old grandson has autism. He was diagnosed right after his 2nd Birthday. He is in a special needs kindergarten class and has speech, occupational, and physical therapy regularly. He...
Some Thoughts on Alternative Medical Alternatives to Autism Treatment

Some Thoughts on Alternative Medical Alternatives to Autism Treatment

This month’s Autism Society of Broward Speaker Series featured autism expert, Ms. Vicki Martin, who gave an interesting and thorough discussion assessing the medical causes of behavior in ASD, and my talk covering some of the latest biomedical treatments for...
Doctors Failing to Understand Autism

Doctors Failing to Understand Autism

When faced with the unknown or uncertain, physicians will often rely on language that, while sounding scientific and medical, just restates the obvious or says nothing helpful at all. “I’m not aware of any literature on that topic.” Does that mean...
A Brief Discussion of Mitochondrial Function and Autism

A Brief Discussion of Mitochondrial Function and Autism

Previously only of interest to researchers and a few doctors, this topic has become a popular subject to families of children affected with signs and symptoms that are grouped as Autism Spectrum Disorder. The amount of information is dense, complicated by the myriad...