PANS can be triggered by viruses, bacteria, mold, allergies, and even emotional trauma and stress!
Some form of anxiety is almost always present in children with PANS or PANDAS. Often, the child has an initial terror or panic over something that develops into a general anxiousness over the course of the condition.
This may take the form of:
The way these changes are most easily observed is in schoolwork, especially writing or artistic assignments.
https://themwellnesscenter.com/pans-pandas-symptoms-causes-treatments/
Children with severe symptoms of PANS/PANDAS are suffering from extreme anxiety (separation or generalized) and obsessional fears. The OCD symptoms prevent the child from attending school, playing with friends/alone, and accomplishing tasks, such as showering or toileting.
Children with severe symptoms of PANS/PANDAS are suffering from extreme anxiety (separation or generalized) and obsessional fears. The OCD symptoms prevent the child from attending school, playing with friends/alone, and accomplishing tasks, such as showering or toileting. Because of the separation anxiety, the child is reluctant to leave the house and sticks closely to parents – following them into the bathroom and insisting on sleeping in the parents’ bed (or having the parent sleep in his). In addition to the OCD and anxiety symptoms, the child may have extreme irritability, increased aggression and emotional lability, and a dramatic personality change.
https://www.pandasppn.org/symptom-severity/
Some form of anxiety is almost always present in children with PANS or PANDAS. Often, the child has an initial terror or panic over something that develops into a general anxiousness over the course of the condition.
This may take the form of:
- Separation anxiety (from a person or, less commonly, an object)
- Generalized anxiety
- Irrational fears or worries separate from those specifically related to compulsions
- A specific phobia
Behavioral (Developmental) Regression
Regression is defined as a change in behavior or activity that is significantly different than the child’s biological and previously established emotional/developmental age. When a child develops PANS/PANDAS, he or she may lose the ability to draw the same way or even start using “baby talk”.The way these changes are most easily observed is in schoolwork, especially writing or artistic assignments.
https://themwellnesscenter.com/pans-pandas-symptoms-causes-treatments/
Children with severe symptoms of PANS/PANDAS are suffering from extreme anxiety (separation or generalized) and obsessional fears. The OCD symptoms prevent the child from attending school, playing with friends/alone, and accomplishing tasks, such as showering or toileting.
Children with severe symptoms of PANS/PANDAS are suffering from extreme anxiety (separation or generalized) and obsessional fears. The OCD symptoms prevent the child from attending school, playing with friends/alone, and accomplishing tasks, such as showering or toileting. Because of the separation anxiety, the child is reluctant to leave the house and sticks closely to parents – following them into the bathroom and insisting on sleeping in the parents’ bed (or having the parent sleep in his). In addition to the OCD and anxiety symptoms, the child may have extreme irritability, increased aggression and emotional lability, and a dramatic personality change.
https://www.pandasppn.org/symptom-severity/
