by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 22, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Conferences, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Genetics, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Research, Special Therapies, Speech and Language
This month’s Autism Society of Broward Speaker Series featured autism expert, Ms. Vicki Martin, who gave an interesting and thorough discussion assessing the medical causes of behavior in ASD, and my talk covering some of the latest biomedical treatments for...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 15, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Genetics, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D
When faced with the unknown or uncertain, physicians will often rely on language that, while sounding scientific and medical, just restates the obvious or says nothing helpful at all. “I’m not aware of any literature on that topic.” Does that mean...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 8, 2015 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Genetics, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
Previously only of interest to researchers and a few doctors, this topic has become a popular subject to families of children affected with signs and symptoms that are grouped as Autism Spectrum Disorder. The amount of information is dense, complicated by the myriad...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 31, 2015 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Oxytocin, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Special Therapies, Speech and Language
For the past couple of decades, oxytocin – ‘the love hormone’ – has been postulated as a possible remedy to the social deficits associated with ASD. TheAutismDoctor has previously reviewed the use of this peptide, released by the pituitary...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 18, 2015 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Conferences, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Genetics, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Special Therapies, Speech and Language, Vaccines
As regards the explosion of individuals who are diagnosed with autism, progress seems agonizingly slow. It is the parents of affected children who are leading the way, and traditional explanations are, literally, the thinking of the last century. Why is information...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 11, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Gastrointestinal Issue, Genetics, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Sleep, Speech and Language
Tryptophan, which is a naturally occurring amino acid (a protein building block), has been found to be an effective treatment for several of the signs and symptoms of autism. According to SelfNutritionData, the food that is highest in tryptophan is a particular...