by Dr. Brian Udell | Apr 1, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences
It is not enough to merely be aware. Perhaps by employing the “E” word, there will be a greater effort to find the cause(s), the treatment(s), the cure(s), and prevention. Even though recent statistics confirm that autism rates have risen dramatically,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 30, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Vaccines
Professor Art Caplan, from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, blogged the other day about what doctors should do about the alarming number of patients who refuse vaccination for their child. Since I will probably not be debating the noted...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 19, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Patient experiences, Sleep
Parents take their child to one doctor who says, “He’s a boy, they talk late. Don’t worry.” Another doctor says, “He’s too young to make a specific diagnosis. There’s some speech and language delay (ya think?) and some OCD....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Mar 5, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Chelation, Diets, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences
The community of practitioners who care for children on the autism spectrum (formerly known as DAN! – Defeat Autism Now) is evolving into the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (medmaps.org). This is due, in large part, to the work of Dr. Dan Rossignol,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 28, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Chelation, Diets, HBOT for ASD, Holidays & Vacations, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Sleep, Vaccines
At the time of this post, there were over 80 million Google pages which answered to a Search request for “Autism”. There were 9 million pages for “Autism Cure”. We can’t cure autism yet; we can treat it, however, quite successfully. Such...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 20, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Diets, Patient experiences
It was the best of conferences, it was the worst of conferences. There were families living the reality and experts carrying the truth. These were my experiences at two very different autism conferences this past week. There were sharp contrasts in spirit, knowledge...