- Parents (n = 208) of children with PANS participated in this study by completing a survey that included the Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Parent Report (CY-BOCS-PR) and additional questions regarding child school performance and participation in formal special services at school.
- Anxiety and inattention, among a variety of other school-based problems, are reported at school in this population.
- Approximately 60% of the children received some form of school special services across their educational career.
- A variety of mild to severe obsessive-compulsive behaviors were reported in the children, though the severity of those behaviors did not predict the existence of a school special services plan.
- School psychologists must be prepared to evaluate children with PANS and recommend evidence-based interventions.
Gabriella True