by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 27, 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, Sleep, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D
Pediatricians are the first line of defense against childhood conditions that have lifelong effects. Traditionally, that has included the Denver Developmental Exam, frequent doctor visits in the first few years, and vaccinations to prevent childhood diseases. News...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 21, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Earliest Red Flags, Holidays & Vacations, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues
“Watching that TV is going to make you stupid!” Such has been the advice of older generations since the first Philco screens appeared in our living rooms over a half-century ago. In 1980, University of Pennsylvania professors wrote in the Journal of...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 6, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
I once asked Dr. Dan Rossignol how to cut back on the multitude of supplements that children take for ASD and ADHD. The leader of the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs, simply stated, “Brian, it’s easier to get kids on them, than off.” Often, a really...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 31, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Books, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues
There is a great deal of medical information to be learned about the autism epidemic of this century. Aspertools: The Practical Guide to Understanding and Embracing Asperger’s, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Neurodiversity is a useful book to read and keep in...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 23, 2015 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vitamin D
It’s already the end of this school year. Many families (here, in Florida) have been through an IEP to determine services for the next semester. What is best? Often, it will involve some special education, possibly in an ESE classroom or GenEd with pullouts....
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 17, 2015 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Conferences, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Genetics, Patient experiences, Research, Special Therapies, Speech and Language, Stem Cells
A growing number of children with tiny genetic differences, known as copy number variations, have accompanied the steady increase of patients who visit The Child Development Center. Often, the conventional advice is that 1) such anomalies are probably not significant,...
