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Sugar, Infections, and the Whole Child with Dr. Christine Saba
I always say it takes a village, and this conversation is a good example of what that village sounds like. I sat down with my dear friend and colleague Dr. Christine Saba at MAPS, and we ranged across a lot of ground,...
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Treating Anxiety Like a Poison: An ER Doctor's Approach to OCD
Scott Antoine and I have been telling each other for years that we are brother and sister from another mother, because when it comes to anxiety and OCD in our children we tend to see the same thing. What he brought to...
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The Tick-Borne Infections Hiding Behind Your Child's PANS/PANDAS
In this episode, I wanted to demystify something that gets missed far too often: the role that tick-borne and vector-borne infections can play in a child's PANS or PANDAS. Dr. Casey Kelley and I talk through why most...
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Why Chasing One Toxin Rarely Fixes a Complex Kid
I recorded this one with Dr. Eric Gordon and Dr. Nafysa Parpia at the MAPS conference, right after the two of them gave an incredible lecture on the toxic world we live in, and it is exactly the kind of conversation I...
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What Most Doctors Miss About Keto for Autism and PANS
In this episode, I talk with my longtime friend and colleague Dr. Julie Buckley about something she has been refining for years: a dairy-free ketogenic diet for children with autism, PANS/PANDAS, and seizures. Julie...
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A Smarter Way to Approach Vaccines in Neurodivergent Kids
What if the most important vaccine question is not yes or no—but which child, which timing, and under what conditions? In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, Dr. Nancy O'Hara speaks with Dr. Ari Calhoun about...
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When Screen Time Starts Looking Like Addiction
What if the real problem is not just screen time, but what constant digital stimulation is doing to a child's brain, mood, and ability to cope? In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, We speak with Dr. Koichi...
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When Neurodevelopmental Symptoms Start in the Womb
What if a child's neuroinflammation began long before the first symptoms appeared? In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, Dr. Somer DelSignore joins us to speak about congenital vector-borne infections and how...
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How Parents Can Stop Feeding the Worry Loop
Sometimes the behaviors families rush to fix are actually part of a larger anxiety loop happening inside the home. In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, Dr. Nancy O’Hara speaks with Dr. Sarah Bren about why...
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Bartonella and PANS: What Clinicians and Families Need to Know
What if Bartonella is part of the reason some children with PANS remain stuck in cycles of rage, confusion, sleep disruption, and chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms? In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, we...
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Mouth Breathing Is a Red Flag Parents Shouldn’t Ignore
What if sleep, feeding struggles, and behavioral changes all traced back to how a child breathes? In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, Dr. Nancy O’Hara speaks with pediatric occupational therapist Bri Kurcsak...
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Gut Metabolites and the Brain: What Autism Research Is Revealing
The biggest driver of brain symptoms might be what’s happening in the gut. In this episode of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS, we are joined by Dr. James Adams to talk about microbial metabolites, hidden yeast and bacterial...
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