Strep Can Cause OCD Symptoms: Interview with Beth Maloney – anxioustoddlers.com
Listen to the interview hereMost of us know that Strep can attack our joints. Most of us know that Strep can attack our heart. But did you know that Strep can attack our brain? It hides behind OCD symptoms. It hides behind children who all of a sudden are afraid to eat, afraid to sleep. Who start to wet the bed. Who start to rage. Who start to develop compulsions, tics and struggles they’ve never had before. It hides under the mystery and denial of PANDAS/PANS.
I Am That Parent – The JAMA Network
View the story hereWhen a physician finds herself on the other side of the table – questioning doctors and searching for information about her sick child – she becomes “that parent,” the one doctors deride.
What You Should Know About PANDAS – Everyday Health
View the story hereHis mother, Elizabeth Spaar, DO, took him to 15 different specialists, who diagnosed Max with oppositional-defiant disorder, Tourette’s, anxiety, feed disorder, depression, and autism. None of those diagnoses led to improvements for her son. So she kept searching.
