by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 25, 2011 | >ALL<, Patient experiences, Sleep
Of all the biomedical autism treatments, oral melatonin is one of the safest, most effective and least expensive. How is it that parents are so reluctant to take advantage of such a ‘natural’ therapy for their affected children? “It’s a...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 18, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
One of the more controversial autism treatments is a diet that excludes milk and wheat protein. This observation has been so strong in the complementary and alternative medicine community that the restricted diet is consistently listed among the top therapies which...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 11, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
Mention vitamin treatments for developmental problems and you will get plenty of raised eyebrows and non-believing looks. Well, first, if you think that ASD or ADHD are basically genetic diseases that can’t be treated, such an intervention will certainly make...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 6, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Patient experiences, Vitamin B12
“Does vitamin B12 really do anything for autism?” is a question that comes up many times in the practice of providing biomedical treatments. Sometimes, the desire to use B12 is even the primary driving force that brings patients to our office. At the DAN!...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 30, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets
Just about every scientific and governmental organization is now in agreement that there really is an Autism Epidemic in the USA. As pointed out elsewhere, if it were merely the case that the diagnosis is just more noticeable, then where are the 1/100 (now 1/68)...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 25, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
Some of the most challenging times for ALL parents are 1) the end of the school year and 2) the beginning of the next school year. Is it really surprising, then, that children who are very used to routines, very anxious about new teachers, students and environments...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 18, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Chelation, Diets, HBOT for ASD, Patient experiences
Yesterday, I examined a beautiful little 32 month-old girl who appeared moderately challenged by her autism. By watching the child and listening to the parents’ story, I became fairly certain that there were biomedical interventions that would have a positive...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 9, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
Since 2004, Dr. Jill James, a University of Arkansas medical researcher, has been reporting about the differences in the levels and quality of an important compound, Glutathione, in typical children versus autistic individuals. Her research has led to various...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jul 30, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Chelation, Diets, HBOT for ASD, Patient experiences, Vaccines
One or two times per year, the staff at the Child Development Center gets to visit a very busy school for developmentally challenged children in South Florida. Unfortunately, most of the families have pretty limited financial resources. With the assistance of my...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jul 14, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
In a previous post, I told a story about a 4 year-old child who was misunderstood, misdiagnosed and mistreated by the conventional medical community. When I read the blog to my beautiful and patient wife, she asked, “Well, why don’t you write and tell the...
