by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 30, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
As summer comes into full swing, parents of children who require special education are given the task of considering their next steps. General education environment? Cluster class? Pull-outs? The most common comments in their children’s IEP are lack of focus,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 16, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language, Vaccines
Advancements aside, the 21st century is experiencing the perfect storm, as far as infant development is concerned. Minor genetic variations that would have gone unnoticed in a less toxic world have resulted in vulnerability to certain presumably ‘safe’...
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...
