by Dr. Brian Udell | Feb 3, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
A flurry of interest in a recent autism-outcome study prompted me to Google “cure autism news”, which yielded the following first page results (minus the paid links): 1. Clinical trial attempts to cure autism with cord blood | Fox News, from October, 2012...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 27, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Earliest Red Flags, Reversing autism
The disorder that we call ASD is treatable by various means, so is it preventable? For the time being, the most accurate answer appears to be, “It’s complicated. Maybe. Sometimes. But, it’s not how you think.” At the beginning of an epidemic,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 12, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
Thirty years ago, scientists at a major drug company wished to develop a that would open arteries in order to lower blood pressure. The chemical that was fabricated did, indeed, help reduce angina. After several years of R&D, the product appeared to be safe, but...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 2, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Earliest Red Flags, Gastrointestinal Issue, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Sleep, Speech and Language
When Leo Kanner published his landmark Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact in 1943, a contemporary wrote, “he thought what nobody has yet thought, about that which everybody sees.” It’s seventy years later, we’re knee-deep in an epidemic with...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 28, 2012 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Chelation, Conferences, Holidays & Vacations, News-Maybe-Worthy, Reversing autism
There were lots of reports about celebrities endorsing research, early brain scans, early blood tests for autism, various ‘genetic tests’ for autism, the flu during pregnancy influencing autism, environmental risks, some promising treatments,...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 23, 2012 | >ALL<, Autism Therapies, Earliest Red Flags, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences, Reversing autism
I have cared for children with some of the most life-altering medical conditions imaginable, from brain hemorrhages to beatings, AIDS to ASD. In the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, doctors often remarked, “It can always get worse!” Somehow, it felt as if...
