Local Kid Fights “Controversial” PANDAS – The Star Press
Read the full story hereMUNCIE — Devin Kidd sums up the past four years by drawing a stick figure with its head on fire.
The fire is what caused the 7-year-old to obsessively tap surfaces every few seconds and uncontrollably flail his arm. It caused him to pick at his lips until they bled and his skin hung loose.
He receded into his own small, gray body, unable to make eye contact or finish his sentences without stumbling. He ate constantly and panicked, screaming for food, if he felt hungry. Sometimes there was uncontrollable rage. And he was convinced his family was trying to hurt him by giving him expired food.
PANDAS – THE DR. OZ SHOW: CAN YOU ACTUALLY CATCH MENTAL ILLNESS
Watch the clip by visiting my post of 2/10/16 here“The one really recognized, research corroborated, mental health diagnosis that can be brought on by infection.” Â As stated by Dr. Gail Saltz on the show, commenting about PANDAS.
Finally, six and one-half years after publication of Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD, no one used the word “controversial.”
