Parents say their children seemingly change overnight, displaying dangerous behaviors that often mimic symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder or schizophrenia. However, getting a proper diagnosis...
WFFT-TV 55 News By: David Tilmans, Oct 9, 2025 Watch Newscast and Read Article FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) – – The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge is...
Daily Herald – Suburban Chicago’s News Source October 06, 2025 On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Millennium Carillon in Naperville will light up green in honor of World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day,...
Sometimes what looks like an eating disorder is really a symptom of PANS/PANDAS. Too many families miss the real cause and go without the help their kids need. That’s why we’re so glad @F.E.A.S.T...
Joint Rebuttal to the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report on PANS (12/16/24)...
PANS or PANDAS refers to what some doctors call Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. It’s an often misunderstood and misdiagnosed disease that...
The bill is going to be a huge step forward, but Emily‘s mom April says it’s not a cure the bill does not mandate insurance coverage for the most common and effective...
The Becks paid $20,000 out-of-pocket in 2023 for Emily’s medical care, including occupational therapy, psychiatric appointments, tests, supplements and medications that insurance wouldn’t pay for...
About 90% of the day, she’s bedridden,” he continued, wiping away a tear. “When she’s in a flare, she can’t speak, she can’t walk the majority of the day. She can’t eat or consume...
Therapists need to be aware of when inflammatory disorders can masquerade as psychiatric conditions Therapy Today – September, 2024 – Lucy McDonald is a counselor at the Children’s...
When my daughter was young, she washed her hands a lot. We might have poked what we thought was gentle fun at her, saying she was “a little bit OCD”. Later, she began to disclose “bad...
The disease is typically as awful as it is sudden: Over a few days, children develop severe anxiety and intense obsessive-compulsive behaviors. They barely sleep and may stop eating. Their schoolwork...
In August of 2014 our daughter, Leah, was 6 years old. We had just returned home from a month-long trip to Illinois to visit family. When we arrived home in Arizona, she suddenly (overnight) developed a fear of vomit.