by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 14, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Speech and Language
At this time of year, when Individualized Educational Plans are discussed and recommendations are offered about the coming year, parents are often unsure about optimal placement for their children affected with ASD. If assigned to an Exceptional Student...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 8, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Research
The less known about a topic, the more the Internet will fill in the blanks, whether or not it represents the truth. So it goes with soy products, especially as regards patients with ASD. On one hand, parents are advised that their child should avoid casein (a milk...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 24, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Conferences, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, HBOT for ASD, Patient experiences, Research, Reversing autism, Special Therapies, Vaccines
I hadn’t really expected MMS to gain any traction as a viable autism treatment. It seems complicated and scary, and the FDA first issued a warning about it four years ago. Perhaps there is no measurable re-emergence, but it seemed so when I attended the Autism...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 13, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Vaccines
This month, Pediatrics published a paper indicating that there was, in fact, a “greater prevalence of GI symptoms among children with ASD compared with control children.” OK, so far. Not really groundbreaking information, but it did appear in a mainstream,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | May 10, 2014 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Speech and Language, Vaccines
Every new patient at The Child Development Center has a unique history and physical presentation. Often, however, the children share the experience that their mother: a. Already knew, or highly suspected, ASD, and b. Heard the doctors proclaim that they were...