by Dr. Brian Udell | Jul 13, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Financial Issues, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Research, Speech and Language
While ‘experts’ continue to debate about the autism epidemic, parents are paying the price. This week, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study from the US and UK that documented a cost of (US$)1.4 million over a lifetime, if there...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jul 6, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Sleep, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
The advice given by autism specialists is often subject to second opinions, by just about anyone and everyone. It is not the fault of families who seek more information, nor the doctors who are working to understand the situation. The conventional medical community...
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by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 21, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Sleep, Speech and Language
In the course of the detailed history that our parents provide concerning their infant’s development, I am (too) often struck by the lack of accurate advice offered by the former pediatrician. Yeah, the family no longer sees that doctor....
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 13, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Vaccines
This month, Pediatrics published a paper indicating that there was, in fact, a “greater prevalence of GI symptoms among children with ASD compared with control children.” OK, so far. Not really groundbreaking information, but it did appear in a mainstream,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 2, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
An important barometer in the current treatment of ASD is the creation of an IEP and the achievement of stated goals. While it is necessary to document progress, the present mechanism may not always engender enough of the kinds of skills that are needed in the real...
