by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 9, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
In addition to the previous ‘frequently asked questions about autism’ blogs, and in a continuing effort to present the problems that most concern parents about their autistic child, here are some more commonly voiced queries: Q: How can I stop those...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 26, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
Don’t you just love it? An ADHD patient was (finally) doing really well on 20mg of medicine in the AM, plus 10mg in the afternoon. It took months to fine-tune the correct medication, dose, and timing. Everything was going well and then the insurance company...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 17, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
There is an important skill that every child with ASD needs to learn and practice – going to the doctor. I have several patients who have actually been expelled from their practitioner’s office for disruptive behavior, including the neurologist and...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 3, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
A flurry of interest in a recent autism-outcome study prompted me to Google “cure autism news”, which yielded the following first page results (minus the paid links): 1. Clinical trial attempts to cure autism with cord blood | Fox News, from October, 2012...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 27, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Reversing autism
The disorder that we call ASD is treatable by various means, so is it preventable? For the time being, the most accurate answer appears to be, “It’s complicated. Maybe. Sometimes. But, it’s not how you think.” At the beginning of an epidemic,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 5, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences
My practice continues to speak with families who remain confused about the most accurate diagnosis for their developmentally challenged offspring. Three professionals can provide 6 different-sounding diagnosis, depending on when they examined the patient, insurance...