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Vitalant & ASPIRE Community Plasma Drive March 15 – May 15 – locations throughout the country What to know more about Plasma Donation? ASPIRE has created an easy to understand […]

GiuseppaPiras, LorenzaRattazzi Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 29 February 2020 Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have increased levels of Immuno-moodulin (Imood), a protein in their lymphocytes, a type of immune […]

Whether you think PANS/PANDAS is a Rare Disease or actually just rarely diagnosed, it is a day to educate people about PANS/PANDAS. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives.

Join ASPIRE in recognizing a doctor who inspires you, who has helped your family heal, who has gone that extra mile, who has listened to you.

We are working on a special “thank you” for all of our physicians who dedicate themselves each & every day to the health of our patients, families & community. If YOU have a PANS/PANDAS doctor you’d like to give a special shout out to, let us know so we can create a special thank you! Your expression of gratitude will be sincerely appreciated.

ASPIRE is thrilled to announce that Children’s Autoimmune Brain Disorder Association (CABDA) will merge with us. We look forward to working together with a shared vision to achieve our mission. Let’s move mountains!

Thank you to ASPIRE donor and supporter, Katie Emmet for opening your amazing space for us to have our Board Meeting and Board and Committee dinner.

CTPPP Wilton Meet Up Group will now be meeting on the First Wednesday of the month!

PANS/PANDAS is a rough road but coming to the ASPIRE Board Meeting table and mapping out a plan for the next quarter and beyond is all four of these opening words: productive, fun, energizing, inspiring.

A million thank you’s to Steve Dupler who owns the fabulous Blue Gallery! He opened the doors to ASPIRE so we could begin work on an advocacy project. Blue Gallery is a gem of a NYC venue and exhibition space just a few blocks from Grand Central!

“Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infection or PANDAS can also be called post-streptococcal autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis. Like other forms of autoimmune encephalitis,

Free Online Seminar for Educators on PANDAS/PANS is now available through the University at Buffalo Occupational Therapy and the incredible Jan Trigilio Tona

Connecticut Families and Patients – Attention – Participants needed for Study. See Detail below. Questions should be directed to the researchers listed below. If you would like a pdf of […]