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If you picked up this book, you may feel like your child has been stolen from you, possibly overnight. Watching your child suffer from PANDAS or PANS can be a heart-wrenching experience, but the good news is, there is hope for your child. As a mother of children affected by PANS and seasoned clinician, Dr. Jill Crista created this playbook to support your family’s journey.

WAKE FOREST — It took almost six years for Jay Jay Wilson to get a proper diagnosis for his disease. After years of searching for answers, his mother, Melissa Wilson, said after hearing the diagnosis she broke down in tears.

In this episode, you will learn how to demystify PANS and PANDAS.

TACA Webinar: The Overlap Between PANS/PANDAS and Autism Come join Gabriella True, ASPIRE President and TACA volunteer to learn more about PANS and Autism. Wednesday, October 26th – 7:00 PM […]

PANS PANDAS Day is October 9th – this Sunday! But just as importantly, this month is jam-packed with awareness days for disorders/symptoms associated with PANS PANDAS. We highly encourage you […]

Learn more about PANS PANDAS PANS PANDAS are misdirected immune responses that result in acute onset of OCD, tics, and/or restricted food intake, along with two neuropsychiatric symptoms in seven […]

Boyd TM, Moyer SM, Lambert D. Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Care for Students Diagnosed with PANDAS: An Education and Referral Intervention. The Journal of School Nursing. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/10598405221129553 Implications: This project […]

Seacoast Moms By Amber Buttermore – September 29, 202 If you are wondering, what are PANS/PANDAS, I am here to inform. Here are five things you should know about a […]

Please help ASPIRE with a PANS Awareness Day project. Please submit one or two sentences on “What do you want people to know about PANS/PANDAS?” via the form below.  We […]

Speaker: Craig Shimasaki, PHd, MBA Webinar: Can Infections Really Trigger Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Disorders? Understanding a Biological Basis for Autoimmune Attacks on the Brain Register to watch: Recorded Webinar Abstract The […]

Szewczyk-Dąbrowska, A., Budziar, W., Harhala, M. et al. Correlation between COVID-19 severity and previous exposure of patients to Borrelia spp.. Sci Rep 12, 15944 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20202-x Also, read Medical News […]

WAKE FOREST — A touching video featuring Jason Wilson, or Jay Jay, led Wake Forest commissioners into their monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 20.