by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 23, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
Notice that the title contains “and”, not “for”. If summer were “for” the child, it would include much more structure and therapy time, especially if that is what they need. I mean, neuro-typical kids sometimes have to go to summer...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 17, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Chelation, Diets, Patient experiences
Unfortunately, at this time, the short answer (for now) appears to be “yes”…quickly followed by, “but that doesn’t mean that your child won’t develop or act typical or be able to enjoy life or hold a job or live independently or get...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 8, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences, Vaccines
I can’t think of any single association that I see in my practice more than that between frequent antibiotic usage and ASD. Now, I’m not saying that they cause autism, I’m just pointing out the high rates of antibiotic usage in many of my patients...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 16, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
I saw two new patients today with completely different ASD presentations, sort of. I mean, they both presented with infantile autism and had delays in speech, social isolation, and movement disorders. It’s how they presented to the medical system that is so...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 7, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
One of my recent families consists of twin boys who are quite affected in their autism. They seem to be in ill health constantly. There is a never-ending stream of doctors’ appointments, therapies, schools and IEPs, medications, supplements, and special meals. Plus,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 27, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Vaccines
I was speaking to a young, bright, well-trained pediatrician the other night about my experiences helping families of autistic children. Granted, I was representing my belief that there could be iatrogenic causes to some of the diseases we are now seeing. When faced...
