PANS symptoms impact multiple areas of learning, specifically academic, cognitive, behavioral, and physical. PANS is essentially a spectrum disorder; some PANS students will be affected more severely...
No matter the length of time a student misses school, communication between families, school professionals and medical professionals is essential to making sure the student’s needs are met....
The goal of accommodations is to help the student access the curriculum, be involved, and progress in their education regardless of having PANS/PANDAS. Accommodation and supports can help PANS...
PANS students require a variety of accommodations to support the multiple symptoms across the learning domains. The level of support is contingent upon the severity of...
PANS recovery is not a straight trajectory. PANS is relapsing and remitting, and there can be setbacks during periods of treatment and healing. Communication helps the team (parents, school staff,...
PANS & Eating Restrictions This section on Restrictive Eatings at School is part of a larger section on Restrictive Eating seen in PANS PANDAS. Make sure to read the entire...
Lucy Fry – Founding Board Member Take care of yourself. “Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the mask over your own mouth...
Theodora A. Manolis, M.D., Evdoxia J. Apostolopoulos, B.Sc., Antonis A. Manolis, M.S., B.Sc., Helen Melita, M.D., Antonis S. Manolis, M.D., COVID-19 Infection: A Neuropsychiatric Perspective. 19 Jul 2021. Jnl of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences. DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20110277
“In addition to acute neuropsychiatric manifestations, COVID-19 may also produce late neuropsychiatric sequelae as a function of the psychoneuroimmunological cascade that it provokes. The present article presents a state-of-the-science review of these issues through an integrative review and synthesis of case series, large-cohort studies, and relevant meta-analyses. Heuristics for evaluation and further study of the neuropsychiatric manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection are offered.”
This is the first of a series of interviews with influential PANDAS/PANS and Lyme advocates. How do they DO it? How do they contend with their own challenges as well...
I have had the privilege of getting to know Cici a little bit this year, and we had chatted about her sharing part of her PANS PANDAS BGE experience with...
ASPIRE has signed a letter to Congressman Schrader and Congressman Kinzinger to support the BIOSIM Act. This act would accelerate patient access to new biosimilar treatments by providing a temporary...
Kelly Wooldridge – Board Member Be intentional with the time you spend with your non-PANS kiddos, especially if they are independent and seem to be doing “ok.” They likely need...