by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 13, 2012 | >ALL<, Asperger's Syndrome, Patient experiences
This story does not have a happy ending. It is about one of my young patients who drowned recently. The tragedy coincided with the National Autism Association’s announcement that there were a bunch of Big Red Box safety kits available for families in...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 23, 2012 | Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Earliest Red Flags, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
I can’t play the oboe. I probably never will. But, if I wanted to, it would probably take, like, 6 months just to be able to produce a single note. Then, maybe after 1 year – if I practiced every day – I might be able to play Three Blind Mice....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 20, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Diets, Holidays & Vacations, Sleep
One of our busiest times of the year is October, actually. Four-to-six weeks into the school year, many issues arise which require some sort of attention, or else it feels as if everything is going to fall apart. Focus. Anxiety. Fear. Teachers. Schoolmates....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jul 8, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
There are a plethora of physical problems that may accompany being an ASD patient. Sometimes referred to as ‘co-morbidities’, meaning “one or more disorders in addition to a primary one”, I prefer to think of the additional diagnoses as part of the...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 19, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Patient experiences, Sleep
Parents take their child to one doctor who says, “He’s a boy, they talk late. Don’t worry.” Another doctor says, “He’s too young to make a specific diagnosis. There’s some speech and language delay (ya think?) and some OCD....
