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...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 22, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences
There were lots of media stories this week announcing that, because the criteria for the diagnosis of autism are changing in the new Diagnostic Manual (DSM V), there could be a decrease in the number of documented cases. This finding was based on a study by Dr. Fred...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Jan 2, 2012 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Diets, Patient experiences
It should go without saying that making an accurate and specific diagnosis is key to helping each patient, even if there is no current successful therapy. That is because, as medicine describes other patients with a similar set of signs and symptoms, there will be...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 26, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Chelation, Diets, News-Maybe-Worthy, Vaccines
It’s the time of year to review what I think are the important events that have made the news regarding child developmental issues, especially regarding ASD. The Environmental Protection Agency has finally issued the first U.S. standards to cut mercury and other...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 9, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Patient experiences
I recently had the pleasure of observing my talented and diligent son, Sean, at his job as a Special Education Teacher for 6th and 7th grade students in Denver, CO. As part of the organization Teach for America, he has been assigned to a new charter school with about...
