Experts agree that the best improvements occur in an environment that combines established behavioral therapies with the appropriate emerging functional medicine protocols.

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What can families to do treat their child’s autism more effectively?

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Changing the world of successful autism & ADHD treatment…

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Stories from a board-certified pediatrician, neonatologist, and developmental specialist representing nearly 50 years of practice experience.

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Knowledge, research, opinion and advice about the epidemic of childhood developmental disorders.

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There are many other blogs, social networking sites, and Internet communities where information and advice are offered for the various behaviors that are assigned to Autism Spectrum Disorder. These are Dr. Brian Udell’s stories. They are from the point of view of a traditionally trained pediatrician, Board Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatology, with over 45 years of experience, including complicated childhood conditions.

Dr. Udell has been practicing Functional and Integrative Pediatric Medicine at The Child Development Center of America since 2009.

These essays and discussions are presented to help inject a voice of reason, knowledge and experience into the polarized world of autism diagnosis and treatment.

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Latest Posts

Melatonin for Autism – Updated

Did you ever get out of bed after a poor night of sleep and feel ready to seize the day? Perhaps you became cranky, had problems focusing or over-reacted to otherwise innocent remarks? Oh, and by the way, if your child sleeps better, so will you, and EVERYBODY’S stress level will be lowered.

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Autism, ADHD and Circumcision

The take-away from the media headlines is that circumcision is a cause of autism. Except, many of the children didn’t get the surgery until after they already had ASD.

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Acetaminophen or Not – The Tylenol Question

Regarding President Trump and the current advice about the dangers of Tylenol use, this could serve as a brief yet thorough response from a highly credentialed expert, having treated over 12,000 patients in this specialty over the past 18 years. There are two separate...
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The Child Development Center focuses on the various presentations of childhood development, noting the alarming increase of children who are on the Autism Spectrum. The therapies are a combination of traditional pediatric medicine, plus newer protocols, now under the direction of The Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs.

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