by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 25, 2011 | >ALL<, Patient experiences, Sleep
Of all the biomedical autism treatments, oral melatonin is one of the safest, most effective and least expensive. How is it that parents are so reluctant to take advantage of such a ‘natural’ therapy for their affected children? “It’s a...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 18, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
One of the more controversial autism treatments is a diet that excludes milk and wheat protein. This observation has been so strong in the complementary and alternative medicine community that the restricted diet is consistently listed among the top therapies which...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 11, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
Mention vitamin treatments for developmental problems and you will get plenty of raised eyebrows and non-believing looks. Well, first, if you think that ASD or ADHD are basically genetic diseases that can’t be treated, such an intervention will certainly make...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 30, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets
Just about every scientific and governmental organization is now in agreement that there really is an Autism Epidemic in the USA. As pointed out elsewhere, if it were merely the case that the diagnosis is just more noticeable, then where are the 1/100 (now 1/68)...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 25, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
Some of the most challenging times for ALL parents are 1) the end of the school year and 2) the beginning of the next school year. Is it really surprising, then, that children who are very used to routines, very anxious about new teachers, students and environments...