PANS PANDAS
Although both PANS and PANDAS are often described in terms of an “acute onset” and/or specific microbial infections, neither of these conditions can be distilled down to a specific causative factor. Rather, there are a variety of factors at play. PANS/PANDAS should be ruled out for cases of OCD, ODD and anxiety, especially if they were of sudden onset.
PANS PANDAS Articles
PANS PANDAS Main Info Page
What Is PANS PANDAS? PANS PANDAS are newer diagnoses that your child's pediatrician or psychiatrist may not be aware of. They are disorders that are loosely defined as a sudden onset of acute anxiety and mood variability accompanied by OCD ... Read More
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism Autism is a subjective diagnostic label that covers a cluster of symptoms or stereotypical behaviors. While conventional medicine often describes autism as a predominately genetic condition that results in a set of ... Read More
Platelet Therapies for Autism, PANS/PANDAS and Autoimmune Conditions
Two of the most difficult medical conditions for children and adults of any age are chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation. The body seems to get “stuck”, spinning its inflammatory wheels in a toxic situation, which leads to an imbalance or ... Read More
Metabolic Psychiatry
What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Metabolic psychiatry is an emerging field that explores the connection between blood-sugar dysregulation and mood disorders, behavioral challenges, mental health challenges and neurodevelopmental challenges. Research shows (see Sources & References, below) that correcting blood-sugar imbalances can ... Read More
Low-Glutamate Diet Main Info Page
One mom in California, biochemist Katherine Reid PhD, used her science-based knowledge to create a low-glutamate diet that stabilizes protein and eliminates all inflammatory foods that were excitatory for her daughter with autism. The diet is called the Reduced Excitatory ... Read More
What Is Low-Dose Naltrexone?
While naltrexone is a decades-old pharmaceutical that is used to manage alcohol and opiate addiction at doses of 50-100mg, low-dose naltrexone (LDN) is commonly given at dosages of 0.5-6.0 mg. At this lower dosage, LDN is typically prescribed off-label to ... Read More
Undiagnosed Lyme Disease
Nika Hamblin relates her personal story of dealing with undiagnosed Lyme disease in this post. A Long Time to Get Proper Diagnosis Many years ago, my husband and I were living in southern Germany. I became very ill with what ... Read More
Tonsils Removal or Regeneration
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND walks us through her thought process on the subject of tonsils removal. A study from 2015 showed that tonsils removal (adenotonsillectomy) resulted in a significant decrease in the severity of ADHD symptoms such as oppositional behavior, ... Read More
PANS PANDAS Stories
Colton’s PANS/PANDAS Is Gone
I helped my son heal from PANS PANDAS, and there is hope. A Rough Pregnancy and Birth He was born preemie at thirty five weeks. I had a really rough pregnancy. I had rheumatoid arthritis, which flared like crazy. I ... Read More
Angus’s Reversal of Tourette Syndrome Diagnosis
By helping Angus overcome Tourette's, it gave me so much motivation to work even harder on all the other things that I felt he needed help with. And the Tourette's was almost that sign that there's so much that one ... Read More
Owen’s Reversal of Anxiety and PANS Symptoms
My son had PANS, and now he's thriving. There is hope. Diagnosed with Anxiety at Three-and-a Half Years Old Owen was born twelve weeks early and, was definitely one of those mini preemies who was two pounds, two ounces, and ... Read More
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