by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 3, 2011 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Patient experiences
In 5 or 10 years, when medical science begins to make some sense of what we, today, call ASD, there will be a new name that better reflects this 21st century epidemic and there will be subcategories that best fit the individuality which is part of this syndrome. So,...
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 | Sep 6, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diets, Patient experiences, Vitamin B12
“Does vitamin B12 really do anything for autism?” is a question that comes up many times in the practice of providing biomedical treatments. Sometimes, the desire to use B12 is even the primary driving force that brings patients to our office. At the DAN!...
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...
