Imagine your child changing overnight after something as ordinary as an infection. One week they are laughing and sleeping, the next they are terrified, raging, and unable to rest. Parents of children with autism or PANS know this cycle too well. Crashes like these can have many triggers – immune flare, inflammation, gut issues, genetics.…
INSPIRING HEALTHY EATING AND LIVING FOR THOSE ON SPECIAL DIETS
RFK’s Autism Announcement: Folate and Paracetamol Explained for Parents
Since RFK’s announcement yesterday, hundreds of families have reached out asking what this means. This is significant because for the first time in decades, the promise is to investigate autism without blind spots. For too long, research has been funnelled into politically safe corners while families live with realities that don’t fit the script: seizures,…
Can IVIG Reset the Immune System in PANS and Autism?
Imagine your child suddenly stops eating. Not a fussy phase. Not skipping a meal. Overnight, food disappears. Add rituals, regression, or crushing anxiety – most doctors will call it anxiety, depression, or autism. Few will recognise PANS or PANDAS, though that is exactly what it is. Some children also carry an autism diagnosis. Two labels,…
Thyroid, SIBO, and Kids with PANS and Autism: The Link Nobody Talks About
Some kids with PANS, PANDAS, or autism look “gut sick” no matter what you do. Bloating that never shifts. Constipation that drags on. Energy crashes. Food refusal. OCD and mood swings out of nowhere. Often, the thyroid is hiding in the background. Low-functioning thyroid, even when blood tests look “normal”, can quietly stall the gut…
OCD in PANDAS: Symptom or Habit?
10,000 Followers and Your Top Questions This week we reached a milestone – 10,000 followers on Facebook. To celebrate, I asked you to send in the questions you most want answered about PANS and PANDAS. The response was overwhelming. So many thoughtful, heartfelt questions came in from parents navigating these complex conditions every day. Over…
Back-to-School Immune Survival Guide for Kids with PANDAS, PANS, and Autism
If you have a child with PANDAS, PANS, or on the autism spectrum, you’ll know how September feels. The school bell rings, routines shift overnight, germs multiply, and stress levels rise. For some children, this change doesn’t just cause tiredness or the odd cold. It can tip the immune system into chaos – flare-ups of…
Wired at Night The Hidden Histamine Link in PANS and PANDAS
Some kids with PANS or PANDAS look “allergic” without ever testing positive for allergies. No IgE spike. No hives. But they’re flushed, sweaty, restless, and can’t switch off. This is often non-allergic mast cell activation. Mast cells release histamine in response to infection, toxins, or stress. In these kids, histamine isn’t just about runny noses…
Why Vitamin A Backfires in Sensitive Kids
Vitamin A is essential. For the immune system. For the brain. For copper metabolism. And for so many of the functions we support daily in children with autism, PANS, and PANDAS. But some children react to it – even the cleanest, gentlest forms. Cod liver oil, retinyl palmitate, whole food supplements. What should help instead…
Iron Isn’t the Answer: Why Low Ferritin Is a Warning Not a Deficiency
Recently I attended a seminar with Professor Douglas Kell and Morley Robbins. Their focus? The tangled relationship between iron, copper, and something called microclotting, and how this triad underpins many of the chronic symptoms we see in children with autism, PANS, and PANDAS. Much of what they shared echoed what we already work with clinically.…
When Folate Can’t Get In: The Hidden Block That’s Sabotaging Your Child’s Brain
Folate and the Brain: Why Leucovorin Alone Is Not the Answer If you’ve been told your child might have low folate in the brain, you may have come across terms like folinic acid, leucovorin, MTHFR, or folate receptor antibodies. For many families, the next step seems obvious: add folate. But in practice, the story is…
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