by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 2, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Earliest Red Flags, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
A mainstay in pediatric training has been the evaluation and documentation of infants with a tool known as “The Denver Developmental”. Developed 40 years ago, the test was updated in 1992, and has been used as a yardstick for ‘normal’...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 26, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Sleep, Speech and Language
Gastro-esophageal reflux (GERD) is a disorder in which the stomach contents slosh back up into the esophagus (tube that goes from the mouth down to the stomach). When GERD happens in newborns and infants, it may be diagnosed as ‘colic’, it may be...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 17, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Special Guests, Speech and Language
The goal of biomedical treatment is to optimize health in order to minimize inflammation, prevent disruptive behaviors, enable normal development, and allow the traditional therapies to take hold. This is the story of one of our parents who became a believer after...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 11, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Special Therapies
Some autism regimens are stalwarts that continue to demonstrate improvement (ABA). Some fade away – perhaps even to re-emerge (secretin?). Others hang around until more testing is documented (Memantine). Many can cause harm (Zoloft). A few are useful for...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 6, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Special Therapies
Because of the relentlessly increasing incidence of ASD, and the relative ineffectiveness of many of the present protocols, alternative therapies continue to appear on the horizon. Some are completely new, such as Bumetanide. Some are re-introductions of previous...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 28, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences
In the previous century, I had occasion to train in Philadelphia, where I became acquainted with the treatments provided at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential. The disorder that attracted my interest was cerebral palsy and the neurological outcomes...
