by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 9, 2013 | >ALL<, Asperger's Syndrome, Patient experiences
There has been a controversy brewing lately, involving the organization Autism Speaks. Facing a Congressional audience to address the epidemic, Suzanne Wright, co-founder and major contributor, expressed what has been categorized as inaccurate, overstated, or alarmist...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 1, 2013 | Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Books, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Speech and Language
Occasionally, texts appear that are so compelling, they are assigned to my Official Autism Library. The scientific stuff can be found in medical journals. These are stories about how people think, what they think about, and about their lives. What makes them really...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 23, 2013 | >ALL<, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
As in many things ASD-ish, instructions that usually work in neuro-typical children are not certain to shape up as expected. For example, advising the mom of an autistic finicky eater, “Just let him sit there, he’ll eventually eat,” could be a big...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 16, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
With increasing frequency lately, this medical practice evaluates another child who displays a combination of signs and symptoms that can best be explained by the term, “Escaping Autism.” There appears to be some common connection involving the...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 9, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
There has been a lot of recent news coverage about a study demonstrating that young infants who display certain problems may be presenting with the earliest sign of autism. Not the first such research, not the last. Three months prior, an investigation into the number...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 4, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Diets, HBOT for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Speech and Language, Vaccines
Last week, Forbes’ science writer, Emily Willingham, decided to spice up Halloween with one of her usual autism-themed stories. How timely. The 5 Scariest Autism ‘Treatments’ warned readers that there are money hungry snake oil salespeople posing as...
