Many autoantibodies have been reported in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Many of these autoantibodies interfere with brain function, resulting in the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalopathy (AIE). Identifying the particularly autoantibodies that cause AIE in ASD
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MOLD Protect yourself
Proper identification of mold spores is important. Mold identification courses for amateurs have popped up throughout the country so it is difficult to know who knows what they’re doing without laboratory certification.
What about me!
What about me indeed… It’s 6:18 pm and I had just woken up from a nap on the couch, woken by the sounds of my husband emptying the dishwasher and starting dinner. I fell asleep about 5, saying “kids need their meds, I am just taking 5 minutes and then I will get them ready.” […]
Interrupting regular programming…
TEN THINGS A NEWLY DIAGNOSED PANS/PANDAS PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW Interrupting regular programming to talk about chronic Lyme and PANS/PANDAS and Neuroimmune Diagnoses My children and I are in NE treating Lyme, this is true, but the chronic condition my children are diagnosed with is actually PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, OR as it has […]
Things I learned in MA
Things I Learned in MA… or things we learned treating Lyme in Massachusetts. Thinking this trip through before we left I knew there were going to be additional challenges over and above managing the kid’s behaviors and treatment compliance. First of all, I am scared of the dark, secondly, I am afraid to be alone […]