PANS/PANDAS is not the same as traditional OCD or a tic disorder; the onset and concurrent symptoms and, in some cases, the severity of the OCD set these disorders apart. It is critical to get the...
What is the relationship between PANS & PANDAS and Tourette’s syndrome? Susan Swedo, MD and Gabriella True sit down to discuss the relationship between PANS & PANDAS and...
Sensory & Motor Abnormalities are one of the main PANS PANDAS symptom categories In PANS, sensory and motor abnormalities both fall into one of the seven categories of the PANS diagnostic...
PANS & Eating Restrictions This section on Restrictive Eatings at School is part of a larger section on Restrictive Eating seen in PANS PANDAS. Make sure to read the entire section too. PANS...
PANS PANDAS & Eating Disorders/Food Restrictions – Full Packet of Recent studies and Flyer. Please note that the Flyer is also available in two poster sizes...
It is never too early to become a PANS PANDAS advocate! Public awareness of PANS PANDAS happens one person at a time, and we need your help! Increasing awareness improves outcomes of those suffering...
Our students are PANS PANDAS strong! As we begin to wrap up the school year, we see many kids receiving praise for scholastic achievement. Let us take the time to honor all of the PANS PANDAS...
Please support Gianfranco’s Online Wine Fundraiser Gianfranco’s daughter was diagnosed with PANS PANDAS three years ago. ASPIRE is so thankful that he has chosen to do a fundraiser for us...
Updates and Panel Discussion Please join doctors from the Mass General PANDAS clinic as they present updates on various aspects of clinical care in PANS/PANDAS. They will also present new research...
The conference is for parents and professionals and is completely online so available world-wide. It will be recorded and available for viewing for ticket holders for a period of time after the...
These sage words of advice come from a girl with PANS/Autoimmune Encephalitis. She often allows people to ask her questions in her stories. One day a mom asked, how can I best support my daughter...
How therapy can help support a sibling of a child with PANS PANDAS Counseling can serve many purposes and each family’s specific needs should drive goals. Children with siblings with special...
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They say that when your child has PANS/PANDAS that you often remember the exact moment something changed. For our oldest son, Neely, that “moment of change” happened in front of Dumbo in Fantasyland, he was six (first grade). As I stood there with our two-year-old in the stroller and crying and pregnant with our third […]