10/09/2025
Our kids are struggling, and staying silent doesn’t protect them. 💔
Today is PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day, but for me, as a mom of a child with PANS and as an occupational therapist who has worked with children with psychiatric and neurodevelopmental challenges for years, it’s about seeing the bigger picture: our children are facing a wide spectrum of chronic and neuroimmune conditions.
As parents, we’re often told to simply “accept” and “support,” and yet those of us who question, investigate, and fight to protect our children are often misunderstood. What many don’t realize is that speaking up isn’t blame. It isn’t rejection. It’s love - love for children struggling with real, chronic neurological and immune-related illnesses, including autism, PANS/PANDAS, ADHD, and more, that too often go unrecognized or untreated.
Our kids deserve adults who see the full picture, refuse to stay silent, and demand answers, because ignoring the reality doesn’t protect them.