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September 9, 2026
Vogue Magazine – Who Shows Up—and Who Vanishes—When Your Kid Is in Trouble?
Who Shows Up—and Who Vanishes—When Your Kid Is in Trouble? By Jessica Slice September 9, 2026 This piece hit very close to home. I’ve been part of the autism community,...
September 9, 2026
ASPIRE Joins Joint Statement in Support of the 2026 IACC Strategic Plan
As a PANS/PANDAS organization, our involvement is important. PANS/PANDAS can occur in autistic individuals, and the Plan’s increased attention to co-occurring medical conditions and...
September 4, 2026
Why States Need to Require PANS/PANDAS Provider Education: The Cost of Inaction
Earlier Recognition Can Reduce Avoidable Harm and Expense PANS and PANDAS are immune-mediated conditions characterized by sudden or newly worsening neuropsychiatric symptoms, including...
September 2, 2026
Making Space for Grief in the PANS/PANDAS Community
National Grief Awareness Day is a good time to recognize a kind of grief that is often hard to describe. For those who have PANS and PANDAS and for the...
August 7, 2026
New Research Identifies Autoantibodies and Altered Antiviral Immune Responses in a Subset of Children With PANS
Autoantibodies & Altered Antiviral Immune Responses in a Subset of Children With PANS A recent study conducted by researchers at Stanford University offers further evidence of immune...
July 22, 2026
IACC Policy Comments
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is a federal advisory group that coordinates autism research and services within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Committee...
July 15, 2026
Mitigating Exposure to Forest Fire Smoke with Lindsey Wells, ND
When wildfire smoke affects air quality, this ASPIRE video with Lindsey Wells, ND, offers timely information on how smoke exposure can affect the body, as well as practical ways to...
July 15, 2026
Governor Lamont Bill Signing Ceremony for Public Act 26-33 (HB 5374) Concerning Insurance Coverage for Certain Health Conditions and Medical Treatments
Governor Lamont Bill Signing Ceremony for Public Act 26-33 (HB 5374) Concerning Insurance Coverage for Certain Health Conditions and Medical Treatments Recorded On: 7/14/2026 Watch Bill Signing...
July 14, 2026
Toolkit – ASPIRE PANS PANDAS Provider Information
ASPIRE PANS PANDAS Current Resources for General Pediatricians. Share directly from this page or download it to email or print. Or contact us if you would like us to directly email your doctor or...
July 14, 2026
Connecticut PANS PANDAS Updates
HB5374 Passes! Signed into Law! Public Act No 26-33 An act Concerning Health Coverage Mandates for Certain Health Conditions Connecticut Public Act No. 26-33 (Substitute House Bill No. 5374) mandates...
July 9, 2026
My Children Recovered From Mental Illness—Then I Did, Too
When symptoms change suddenly, it’s worth asking why. In this moving essay, a mother shares how her children’s diagnosis of PANS led to a completely different understanding of mental...