by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 28, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences
In the previous century, I had occasion to train in Philadelphia, where I became acquainted with the treatments provided at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential. The disorder that attracted my interest was cerebral palsy and the neurological outcomes...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 21, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Special Therapies, Speech and Language
This is it, Dr. Udell’s primary office. I want to treat patients for years and years to come, but I don’t want to move any more (got a many year lease). I originally envisioned The Child Development Center of America as a central facility for parents to...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 14, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Genetics, Reversing autism
In addition to diagnosing health and disease in infants and children, pediatricians are also teachers. We are frequently asked to give advice about child rearing, schools & classes, strengths and weaknesses. It’s even more complicated with developmentally...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 7, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
I recently met one of the most interesting parents that I’ve ever interviewed. This is a mom of a 5 year-old ‘spectrum’ child seeking help because she didn’t want him to “experience the same difficulties that I had at his age.” Mom...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 31, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Reversing autism, Vitamin B12
Search Engine Statistics @ TheAutismDoctor.com indicate that many readers come to this venue looking for ‘B12 shot’ information. Since you can read that first round of explanations here, I will use this post to add to our B12 frequently asked questions...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 24, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Conferences, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, HBOT for ASD, Patient experiences
This past weekend marked the third Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs Conference, which was held in Costa Mesa, CA. I have made sure to attend every one. This time, I had the added challenge of traveling on my damaged and recently repaired left foot. But,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 18, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences
I get a great deal of requests from students around the world to assist with their research papers. Because these questions are asked so frequently, I decided to post the latest inquiries with my responses, which I think will help all readers. Dr. Udell, I am a...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 9, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
In addition to the previous ‘frequently asked questions about autism’ blogs, and in a continuing effort to present the problems that most concern parents about their autistic child, here are some more commonly voiced queries: Q: How can I stop those...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 26, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
Don’t you just love it? An ADHD patient was (finally) doing really well on 20mg of medicine in the AM, plus 10mg in the afternoon. It took months to fine-tune the correct medication, dose, and timing. Everything was going well and then the insurance company...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 17, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
There is an important skill that every child with ASD needs to learn and practice – going to the doctor. I have several patients who have actually been expelled from their practitioner’s office for disruptive behavior, including the neurologist and...