ASPIRE Blog

Restricted eating, including Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), is a common and complex symptom in individuals with PANS/PANDAS. Families often face challenges finding support and treatment that address the neuroimmune […]

A new study from researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and SUNY Upstate Medical University highlights a growing concern in the Northeast: ticks are increasingly carrying multiple disease-causing pathogens.

🧠💚 April 8 is the Infection-Associated Neuropsychiatric Conditions 2026 Virtual Advocacy Day Hosted by NAPPA and the Center for Lyme Action, this Capitol Hill Virtual Advocacy Day brings patients, families, […]

PANDAS affected every relationship in my life. I argued more with my friends and my brothers. There were days when no one wanted to be around me, and I don’t blame them. I didn’t understand why I was pushing people away, but it hurt deeply. Sometimes I felt like the only way to protect others was to isolate myself.

  A Conversation about the unhide® Platform I’m excited to share a recent conversation with Breanne Failor, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Brain Inflammation Collaborative (BIC). Breanne talks about […]

Our daughter Emma is turning ten. Her birthday happens to fall on October 9 — which is also PANDAS Awareness Day. I don’t think there’s anything more ironic than that. Because for the past year especially, PANDAS has stolen so much of her childhood and changed our family’s life in ways we never could have imagined.

More information will be posted soon. 

Bruce Goodman February 25, 2026 6:00 am What does it say when a national insurer chooses to follow the science before being forced to by law? This year, Aetna updated […]

PANS/PANDAS Clinical Overview with Considerations for Autism & Restricted Eating Presented for ACAYNA   ACAYNA is an autism-focused organization committed to advancing clinician education and evidence-based practice. Through professional training, […]

Daryl Austin. February 20, 2026.  For most people, strep throat is a temporary infection that can be cleared with a short course of antibiotics—something an estimated 5.2 million people in the United […]

Today, representing ASPIRE, I had the opportunity to join the Connecticut delegation for Legislative Day with the Center for Lyme Action. They are an incredible organization. They provide everything advocates […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Violet and Belle Troupe are typical little girls. They go to elementary school, play outside on nice days and love to twirl around in their best dresses.