by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 12, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
In general, I’m a pretty hyper- and passionate doctor. I took care of premature babies for 25 years and, when faced with a medical problem in one of my tiny patients, I needed to act quickly and decisively. Those precious few moments could decide how a child...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 11, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Nutrition, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
Here’s the scene: A really difficult patient comes to my office with many, many problems. “Stims” are way out of control. Language is at a bare minimum, if at all. Most importantly, the child looks sick! So, I go about the usual sequence of intensive...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 3, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Vaccines
There should be a moratorium on ALL of this company’s medications/vaccinations UNTIL they are proven safe – not the other way around. I am furious! If you haven’t seen it, please take a look at the 60 Minutes episode Bad Medicine: The Glaxo Case....
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 29, 2010 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Patient experiences, Speech and Language
I find that a good place to start when classifying infantile autism is “the boy kind” and “the girl kind”. Obviously, the common threads are the delays in speech and language, the restricted interests and/or repetitive movements or...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 27, 2010 | >ALL<, Patient experiences
The oft-repeated statement “autism is not a real epidemic, doctors didn’t realize it,” or “they just renamed it” has some limited degree of validity. It accounts for about 20 % of my patients, slightly higher than the reported incremental...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 13, 2010 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
Anyone who treats patients who are autistic will tell you know how stressful the holiday season can become. Expectations are frequently dashed, making the ensuing drama even more poignant. Beloved family members don’t seem to understand, making even familiar...
