by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 20, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
One of the reasons that treating the modern developmental epidemic that we call ASD is fascinating is that, it IS a puzzle that is begging to be solved. As a pediatrician and perinatal/neonatal specialist, I have previously worked during the cocaine baby epidemic of...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 9, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Therapies, Diets, Patient experiences, Research, Sensory issues, Special Therapies
One of the goals of this blog is to help families navigate the complicated landscape of autism treatments. Because I am a conventionally trained and practicing pediatrician who has also studied alternative therapies, I feel that I have the credentials to give advice...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 4, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Holidays & Vacations, Patient experiences
I’m writing this little post to let my loyal readership (thank you all, by the way) know that we’ve been pretty busy lately at the Child Development Center. Since Thanksgiving, I have had the opportunity to examine and help many new patients; plus, this is...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 25, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Diets, Patient experiences
Coming into this century, there was still a debate about whether ASD was increasing or were doctors just adding more patients because of broader criteria or previously unrecognized symptoms? The CDC has pretty much answered that one. So have school teachers and...
by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 21, 2011 | >ALL<, Alternative and Complementary Medicine for ASD, Patient experiences, Special Guests
Molluscum Contagiosum is a skin rash that looks like a lot of tiny warts and it is caused by a virus (aptly named the molluscum contagiosum virus). It is spread by skin to skin contact (yes, your child can get it at day care). The incubation period (how long it takes...
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...
