by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 16, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Books, Conferences, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Research, Speech and Language, Vitamin B12
This is my 200th official blog. Yay. There were several reasons that I started writing back in 2011, and why I continue to produce these stories. To aid the constant Internet search that families go through in order to assist their developmentally-affected children....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 9, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Speech and Language
There are a variety of reports about the early warning signs and symptoms of autism. It’s complicated, and ‘researching’ the literature does not confer a degree in childhood development. So, parents are left to question whether pediatricians are...
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...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 22, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences
Concerned parents continuously search for the key nutritional product(s) that might help their developmentally affected children. There are several reasons for this grail-quest. Formost, in my opinion, is the paucity of useful information that has emanated, so far,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 16, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Research, Reversing autism
Autism is an injury. At least, it feels like that to me. Injuries can be severe, moderate and mild. Damage can be acute or smoldering. Disturbances might arise in the womb, or occur up to 3 years later. Recovery might be complete, functional, sub-optimal, or absent....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 7, 2014 | >ALL<, Patient experiences, Vaccines
As a physician who cares for at-risk infants and children, I am frequently asked to weigh in on the topic of flu vaccine and the medication, Tamiflu. Ever since the introduction of Oseltamivir Phosphate, an anti-viral preparation to ‘cure’...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 2, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Gastrointestinal Issue, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Research, Speech and Language
This is a very preliminary report about our first 15 patients who wished to administer a trial of GcMAF for their moderate-to-severely affected children, whose primary diagnosis was ASD. Treatment utilizes a substance derived from a purified blood product,...
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by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 26, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Conferences, Earliest Red Flags, News-Maybe-Worthy, Research
A recent medical report predicts that the latest iteration of the criteria required to assign a formal diagnosis of ASD will result in a decreased number of reported cases. In their conclusion, the authors state, “this effect could be tempered by future...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 18, 2014 | >ALL<, Autism Therapies, Books, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
Because autism is such a mystery, reading about it from the first-person point of view can be extremely instructive. That is why the story, Ido in Autismland, is so important to this medical professional. There are similar recent books and videos, authored by affected...
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by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 13, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language, Vaccines
We get emails galore at The Child Development Center. The following exchanges (which took place over 7 months) are from one insightful, articulate and appropriately concerned mother. Such correspondence is representative of the majority of questions that accompany...
