Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When your child suddenly starts struggling with rage, food refusal, obsessive thoughts, or anxiety, it’s heartbreaking and confusing. People around you may brush it off as “just behavior” – but deep down, you know this isn’t typical.  PANS and PANDAS are two conditions that can trigger these dramatic shifts, and while they share similarities, they’re

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes   If your child is suddenly refusing food, fears choking, or becomes extremely picky, you’re not imagining it — and you’re not alone. While these changes may look like a typical eating disorder, they could be signs of a PANS/PANDAS eating disorder, an immune-triggered condition that affects the brain. Understanding what’s going on in their

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Testing for PANDAS/PANS can be overwhelming at first—but it’s also one of the most important steps you can take to understand what’s really going on and help your child start healing.  It might seem like a lot, but with the right tests and a supportive team, there’s real hope for recovery. What is PANS/PANDAS Disorder?

Imagine waking up one morning to find your child suddenly acting like a completely different person. They may refuse to leave the house, wash their hands obsessively, or be paralyzed by fears none of you can explain. The change is drastic, bewildering, and heartbreaking. As a parent, you’re left wondering: What happened? Did I miss something? In my 30 years

PANS and PANDAS result in neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive issues that often go misdiagnosed due to the fact that they have similar symptoms to other disorders. Though there are no exact treatments for this disorder, there are many pro-active measures you can take to resolve some of the hard issues PAN/PADAS bring on like anxiety, behavioral regression and other infectious sources. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge offers some background and solutions to this disorder.