ASPIRE Blog

  My daughter has always been anxious & a worrier, and we had attributed that to her learning struggles & severe food allergies. However, no matter these struggles, she always, […]

  HB2824 Mandating insurance coverage for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS). Bill Information: Bill Status – Died in Committee HB2110 […]

ASPIRE and other PANS/PANDAS organizations are joining the PANDAS Physician Network in their efforts to call to the Academy of Pediatrics to update the Red Book’s® recently published guidelines for […]

O’Dor SL, Kuhn AJ, Williams KA, et al. Diagnosing and treating pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2024;26(3):23f03662.  May 23, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.23f03662 Pediatric autoimmune […]

An Onslow County woman is looking to spread awareness about a neuropsychiatric disorder both her children have been diagnosed with, one she said is often misdiagnosed by doctors.

KCTV5 By Sharon Chen Published: May. 17, 2024 at 9:51 AM EDT|Updated: May. 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM EDT “IVIG is intravenous immunoglobulins or immune cells that go in and […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, highlighting the prevalence of mental health conditions, with nearly half of Americans meeting diagnostic criteria. But what percentage of them should receive a PANS PANDAS diagnosis? 

National Teacher Day is May 7, 2024, and National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2024 Teachers and schools, your dedication shines brightly. We appreciate those who have attended an ASPIRE […]

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 9th National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day raises awareness about the importance of caring for every child’s mental health and reinforces that […]

Jane E. Zebrack, Jaynelle Gao, Britta Verhey, Lu Tian, Christopher Stave, Bahare Farhadian, Meiqian Ma, Melissa Silverman, Yuhuan Xie, Paula Tran, Margo Thienemann, Jenny L. Wilson, Jennifer Frankovich,  Prevalence of […]

The evolving evidence of the impact of inflammatory disorders and metabolic conditions, like PANS PANDAS, on mental health conditions is discussed in the latest issue of The Economist. 


Three Georgia mothers say their daughters went from happy, playful girls to children struggling with anxiety and rage overnight.