by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 29, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Gastrointestinal Issue, PANDAS etc., Patient experiences
The nomenclature assigned to the condition broadly described as ASD is bound to become more precise as our understanding improves. PANDAS-PITAND-PANS are names for a group of medical disorders that can present as autism ‘on steroids’. The conditions are...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jun 21, 2014 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Sensory issues, Sleep, Speech and Language
In the course of the detailed history that our parents provide concerning their infant’s development, I am (too) often struck by the lack of accurate advice offered by the former pediatrician. Yeah, the family no longer sees that doctor....
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 | 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...