by Dr. Brian Udell | May 6, 2011 | >ALL<
There are some great fathers out there, to be sure. Dads, don’t get me wrong, I’ll give you guys your due in June. I’m not judging and I have no idea how I might have done with such a challenging journey as raising an autistic child. I am simply...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 30, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Conferences, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Treatment
Our second day of lectures began with introductions by Dr. Martha Herbert, who also briefly went over her integrative model of autism as: the result of genetic and environmental interactions, a chronic condition with reversibility, and a whole-body disorder. She is...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 30, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Conferences, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue
…flying to Hartsfield during tornadoes…hmmm. Anyway, I am reporting my experience at the conferences this year as a, sort of, interpreter. I can help translate that scientific information into almost layman’s terms. If parents, professionals, and...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 23, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
Notice that the title contains “and”, not “for”. If summer were “for” the child, it would include much more structure and therapy time, especially if that is what they need. I mean, neuro-typical kids sometimes have to go to summer...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 17, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Chelation, Diets, Patient experiences
Unfortunately, at this time, the short answer (for now) appears to be “yes”…quickly followed by, “but that doesn’t mean that your child won’t develop or act typical or be able to enjoy life or hold a job or live independently or get...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 12, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences, Vaccines
“All the studies show that childhood vaccinations are not linked to autism!” Bet you’ve heard that one before, especially if you happen to be a parent seeking answers about why your child is affected with ASD. “But, you want to give 12...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 8, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences, Vaccines
I can’t think of any single association that I see in my practice more than that between frequent antibiotic usage and ASD. Now, I’m not saying that they cause autism, I’m just pointing out the high rates of antibiotic usage in many of my patients...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 1, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, HBOT for ASD, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Special Therapies
When asked about my unique practice, questions #3 or #4 involve: the “removal of heavy metals” and HBOT, and I have recently posted regarding the latter. According to the Autism Research Institute’s Parent Ratings of Behavioral Effects of Biomedical...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 26, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences
It’s that time of year in journalism – The Best Doctors in America, The Best Physicians on the East Coast, The Best Ear Nose and Throat Guys on this side of town. Even if that is true, that these dudes are really the best doctors, most people aren’t...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 19, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Treatment
There are many millions of pages on the Internet that Google links to “autism”. The second highest on that list of “autism advice” (@ the time of this post) Advice to parents who discover their child is autistic, which is from a 1996 listserv....
