by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 6, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Special Therapies, Speech and Language, Vitamin D
One of the more common out-of-range laboratory findings in the children who come to our clinic is a low vitamin D level. Learning about the myriad effects of this important nutrient ought to encourage parents to ask their pediatric specialist to check the blood...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 16, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Books, Conferences, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Research, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
This is my 200th official blog. Yay. There were several reasons that I started writing back in 2011, and why I continue to produce these stories. To aid the constant Internet search that families go through in order to assist their developmentally-affected children....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 2, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
An important barometer in the current treatment of ASD is the creation of an IEP and the achievement of stated goals. While it is necessary to document progress, the present mechanism may not always engender enough of the kinds of skills that are needed in the real...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 22, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences
Concerned parents continuously search for the key nutritional product(s) that might help their developmentally affected children. There are several reasons for this grail-quest. Formost, in my opinion, is the paucity of useful information that has emanated, so far,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 22, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
Periodic subcutaneous injection of methyl B12 is one of the most effective treatments for many children presenting with ASD. The vitamin improves autistic signs such as speech apraxia, ‘fog’, and low muscle tone. This therapy often addresses downstream...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 23, 2013 | >ALL<, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
As in many things ASD-ish, instructions that usually work in neuro-typical children are not certain to shape up as expected. For example, advising the mom of an autistic finicky eater, “Just let him sit there, he’ll eventually eat,” could be a big...
