by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 4, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Diets, HBOT for ASD, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Speech and Language, Vaccines
Last week, Forbes’ science writer, Emily Willingham, decided to spice up Halloween with one of her usual autism-themed stories. How timely. The 5 Scariest Autism ‘Treatments’ warned readers that there are money hungry snake oil salespeople posing as...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 31, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Chelation, Diets, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Speech and Language
Emily Willingham, a Forbes blogger who frequently waxes less-than-sympathetic in her stories concerning autism, recently posted her Five Scariest ‘Treatments’. While I do not disagree with some of her picks, I take issue with the tone of the blog and the...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 26, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, News-Maybe-Worthy, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Speech and Language
Applied Behavioral Analysis is the science of understanding and molding human behaviors. Dr. I. Lovaas utilized Skinner-era techniques in the latter half of the 20th century to produce proven results in selected ASD patients. Dr. D. Granpeesheh authored a...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Oct 20, 2013 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Autism Therapies, Diagnosis, Patient experiences, Speech and Language
A recent headline offered, “Is the autism ‘epidemic’ over?” How about this claim, “US outpacing U.K. in autism rates”? Another one, a bit less dramatic, “Autism diagnoses level off in Britain after five-fold surge during the...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Sep 14, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Special Skills, Speech and Language
I object to the term ‘low functioning’, as in “Billy has low-functioning autism.” After all, we don’t say that about neuro-typical individuals whose abilities may limit their options. And, “high-functioning” can be just as...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Aug 25, 2013 | >ALL<, AD/HD, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Gastrointestinal Issue, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences, Reversing autism, Sensory issues, Sleep, Special Therapies, Speech and Language, Vaccines
The cooties are coming! The cooties are coming! Children who are ‘on the Spectrum’ are less likely to notice and / or complain about aches and pains, and are certainly less capable of expressing such discomfort. So, here are some tips about how to help...
