ASPIRE Blog

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 […]

ASPIRE is proud to sponsor this educational event. Understanding Neuroimmune and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

NY/NJ/CT PANS/PANDAS Support Meet Up group Sunday, January 12 2 PM – 4 PM Panera Bread – 377 Tarrytown Rd, White Plains, NY Questions? Contact Lisa/ PANS life

by Owen Ross, Kerri Ross, Dr. Rachel Avery Looking for a great back-to-school book to help teach your kiddo’s classmates (and even teachers) about PANS/PANDAS?  It is a wonderful book […]

Anti-lysoganglioside and other anti-neuronal autoantibodies in post-treatment Lyme Disease and Erythema Migrans after repeat infection Brian A.Fallon, BarbaraStrobino, SeanReim, JulieStoner, Madeleine W.Cunningham Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, Volume 2, […]

Preparing for Immunology Appointments & What Immunologists Should Know About PANS Wendy Nawara, MSW, ASPIRE Past President & Founding Board Member, interviews Maeve E. O’Connor, MD FACAAI FAAAAI FACP on the […]

Wendy Nawara, MSW, ASPIRE Past President & Founding Board Member, interviews Maeve E. O’Connor, MD FACAAI FAAAAI FACP on the Changing Views at AAP on IVIG PANS/PANDAS. Full video below.

Modarresi A, Chaibakhsh S, Koulaeinejad N, Koupaei SR. A systematic review and meta-analysis: Memantine augmentation in moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res. 2019 Dec;282:112602. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112602. Epub 2019 Oct […]

“I was so shocked I just took the picture because I didn’t even believe what I was seeing,” she said of a photo she snapped that went viral on social media. “It’s not an appropriate place for anyone, but especially for Lucas, who, with his PANDAS condition, can’t really be around germs. That’s something that can really affect his body.”