PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and Support Announces First Grant Recipients – The Chicago Tribune
Read the full story hereIn an unprecedented effort for their freshman year as a national non-profit organization, PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and Support has successfully affirmed its mission of supporting families whose children are affected by Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders by granting its first round of monetary grants. PANDAS/PANS Advocacy and Support is pleased to announce that four grants were awarded to families throughout the US in January 2016.
DR. OZ – Thursday, January 28, 2016
I’m very pleased to tell you that a PANDAS show is set to air on DR. OZ on Thursday, January 28th!In NYC, it airs at 2PM on FOX.  Check your local listings and set your DVRs.
Only select segments will be posted online, so please make it a point to either record or tune in.
Medical Challenges Prompt Parent to Advocate for Others – Lambton Shield
Read the full story hereImagine one of your young children quite suddenly begin to exhibit symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as well as mood changes, sleep disturbances, even episodes of severe anxiety.
And no one will listen to you. No one believes what you believe is an underlying problem.
If your name is Kerry Henrikson, you don’t have to wonder. It’s a reality for the mother of three children, now 9, 8 and 5—two girls and a boy, the middle child who was eventually diagnosed with what is now called Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections.
Infectious Madness – The New York Times
Read the full story hereA survey of research presses the case that infections, even in the womb, are linked to mental illness.