by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 5, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Vaccines
Pediatrics, one of our primary and most respected medical journals, published a report this week that “There was no elevated risk of ITP after any vaccine in early childhood other than MMR in the 12- to 19-month age group.” ITP stands for “Immune...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 29, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences
This past weekend, the Dan Marino Foundation hosted the second annual Walkabout for Autism at Sun Life Stadium here in South Florida. The Foundation is a wonderful agency, assisting many other charitable organizations that help families and children with ASD. As a...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 19, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
I’ll indulge myself a bit here and compare my medical practice that helps ASD patients to the story in the movie Moneyball. It’s about Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s, who changed the way that baseball evaluated, paid for, and...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 26, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Chelation, Diets, News-Maybe-Worthy, Vaccines
It’s the time of year to review what I think are the important events that have made the news regarding child developmental issues, especially regarding ASD. The Environmental Protection Agency has finally issued the first U.S. standards to cut mercury and other...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 9, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Patient experiences, Research, Sensory issues, Special Therapies
One of the goals of this blog is to help families navigate the complicated landscape of autism treatments. Because I am a conventionally trained and practicing pediatrician who has also studied alternative therapies, I feel that I have the credentials to give advice...
