ASPIRE Blog

PANS/PANDAS patients are commonly misdiagnosed with Autism, Tourette’s Syndrome, OCD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance, or with an eating disorder. However, PANS/PANDAS patients can have co-occurring conditions of Autism, ADHD, autoimmune illnesses, immunodeficiencies, and more.

Symptoms of Lyme Disease – General Overview Lyme Disease Symptom Overview   Physical Symptoms Early Signs and Symptoms (3 to 30 Days After Tick Bite) Fever & Chills Headache Fatigue […]

Daily tick checks help prevent tick-borne infections. Removing ticks properly is essential.

Tang, S., Helmeste, D., & Leonard, B. (2021). Inflammatory Neuropsychiatric Disorders and COVID-19 Neuroinflammation. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 1-55. doi:10.1017/neu.2021.13 Neuropsychiatric sequalae to COVID-19 infection are beginning to emerge, like previous Spanish […]

ASPIRE to Move Mountains Together Bracelets   Why Move Mountains Together? PANS PANDAS is a rough road and a significant obstacle to overcome, and we need our community’s help to […]

Updates and Panel Discussion Please join doctors from the Mass General PANDAS clinic as they present updates on various aspects of clinical care in PANS/PANDAS. They will also present new research on […]

April 23-25 Your roadmap to breaking free from anxiety, ADHD, OCD, mood issues and behavioral problems I think we can all agree that we are living through difficult times… I […]

The conference is for parents and professionals and is completely online so available world-wide.  It will be recorded and available for viewing for ticket holders for a period of time after the conference.

My gut told me to keep digging because up until that day my daughter did not have this struggle and I knew OCD and ASD are not sudden onset.   […]

I have always been fascinated by the mystery, beauty and power of the mind. That is why I became a psychotherapist. Healing is not just an aspect of my career; […]

Kinderlehrer DA. Anorexia Nervosa Caused by Polymicrobial Tick-Borne Infections: A Case Study. Int Med Case Rep J. 2021 May 10;14:279-287. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S311516. PMID: 34007219; PMCID: PMC8121620. “Conclusion: There is increasing […]

WE HAVE A CALL TO ACTION for House Bill #488 that requires insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS kids in OHIO!