Therapy for Siblings of Children with PANS PANDAS
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...
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...
Development and Retention of Fine Motor and Handwriting Skills By Jennifer Leiman M.S. OTR/L PANS PANDAS can affect many aspects of daily functioning. One of the categories of the PANS...
Anxiety is a major symptom of PANS and PANDAS. See more about the PANS PANDAS Diagnostic Criteria and Symptoms. Generalized Anxiety, particularly Separation Anxiety, a hallmark...
Sleep disturbances are common in children with PANS and are part of the diagnostic criteria. See more about the PANS PANDAS Diagnostic Criteria and Symptoms Some have trouble falling asleep...
A new onset of ADHD-like behaviors along with other PANS symptoms is one of the possible signs someone may have PANS...
The PANDAS Physicians Network (PPN) flowcharts for diagnosis and treatment will help clinicians evaluate their patients and determine the best course of treatment. Guidelines and workflows were...
ASPIRE is happy to announce that New England Center for Health, lead by Dr. Nancy O’Hara (ASPIRE Professional Advisory Board Member), Dr. Lindsey Wells, and Vicki Kobliner will host zoom calls...
Announcing The Heartwood Program – Dr. Susan Swedo’s Consultation Practice! ASPIRE is pleased to share news from Dr. Susan Swedo, ASPIRE ex-officio Board Member regarding the opening of her...
In response to the COVID-19, a global pandemic, that has affected all of our lives, ASPIRE is putting together a series of Q&As from a variety of professionals. We will be updating this resource...
A Talk with Nathan Who is Recovering from PANS/PANDAS, Lyme & CIRS Gabriella: I had a chat with Dr. Nancy O’Hara, Nathan, and his mom a few years ago and...
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7th National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day raises awareness about the importance of caring for every child’s mental health...
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...
Learn about other families whose lives have been affected by PANS/PANDAS — and be inspired to share your own.
A letter to my 14 year old self
Our friend gave ASPIRE permission to share this letter to her 14-year-old self. Many of us know how it feels to be too affected by PANS/PANDAS/BGE to go to school. […]
“What happened to Ruth Anne?” her kindergarten teacher asked 26 years ago. She had experienced numerous infections and had tubes put in her ears. She struggled with attention and the once sweet, kind child became anxious and irritable. By 3rd grade, she couldn’t write, pay attention, read, and was diagnosed with ADD. Chronic infections ensued and restricting food intake began. She was diagnosed with an eating disorder. We made it through those years with the support of several wonderful teachers.
Alphabet Soup – Multiple Diagnoses and Nothing Fits Except PANS PANDAS
I was so relieved to have a diagnosis that made sense finally, which gave us the hope of treating and recovering our son.
Case Study – Recovering from PANS, Lyme, CIRS
A Talk with Nathan Who is Recovering from PANS/PANDAS, Lyme & CIRS Gabriella: I had a chat with Dr. Nancy O’Hara, Nathan, and his mom a few years ago and […]