ASPIRE Blog

Speaker: Shara Virlan, MA Educational Leadership, WI Reading Teacher 316, BS Elementary Education 1-6, EC NK Webinar: Essential Strategies for Navigating Special Education Date/Time: August 23rd, 11:00am EST Register to: […]

U Prosell, H Norman, A Sand, A McAllister, Infection and speech: Disfluency and other speech symptoms in Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, Journal of Communication Disorders, 2022, 106250, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106250. Onset of […]

Demystifying PANS/PANDAS is a unique and long overdue resource in the field of pediatric neurobehavioral health, providing a comprehensive overview of the “three-pronged approach” to assessment and care, conventional and naturopathic interventions, a trove of case studies, and plenty of clinical pearls along the way.

RDH Little is known about pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), but its affect on children is abrupt and often debilitating. Author Kathryn Gilliam has more on this alarming disorder. Kathryn […]

by Dr. Kimberly Brayman, Dr. Isaac Melamed Never heard of PANS/PANDAS? You’re not alone! Most adults don’t hear anything about this mysterious ailment until they personally know a child who […]

Hajjari, P., Oldmark, M.H., Fernell, E. et al. Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG): comprehensive open-label trial in ten children. BMC Psychiatry 22, 535 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04181-x Conclusion: […]

O’Dor, S.L., Zagaroli, J., Belisle, R. et al. The COVID-19 pandemic and children with PANS/PANDAS: an evaluation of symptom severity, telehealth, and vaccination hesitancy. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01401-z […]

Thank you to Massachusetts School Nurse Organization – MSNO for including ASPIRE’s School Nurse Toolkit and In-Service in your June 2022 Newsletter!  

Northeastern University School of Nursing 2022 Summer Academy August 8th and 9th, 2022, 8:30-4:00 pm ET, Cape Codder Resort Topics: Pediatric Cardiac Emergencies and COVID impact, Trauma and Pediatric Brains […]

Konstantinou GN, Konstantinou GN, Koulias C, Petalas K, Makris M. Further Understanding of Neuro-Immune Interactions in Allergy: Implications in Pathophysiology and Role in Disease Progression. J Asthma Allergy. 2022;15:1273-1291. https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S282039 […]

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.

Lexi’s story exemplifies the absolute devastation patients and families go through as a result of being misdiagnosed for too long. In our article on Clinical Urgency of Diagnosing and Treating, […]