Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
5 yr old daughter's behavior changed overnight.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 62458" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>Your pediatrician should have tested your daughter for strep. There is a syndrome called PANDAs, which is a sudden onset of either tics or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms brought on by a strep infection. Here's a link to a description of the disorder:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/pdn/web.htm" target="_blank">http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/pdn/web.htm</a></p><p></p><p>My suggestion is to call your pediatrician tomorrow morning first thing, tell him what you have learned, and request (forcefully) that she be seen immediately by a child psychiatrist who has experience with this syndrome. Do you live near a large city with a children's or university hospital? </p><p></p><p>As scary as this is, there is treatment in the form of medications and/or therapy (it is treated the way any Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms are). But you need to get her in to see a child psychiatrist ASAP. Do not trust a psychologist with knowing how to treat PANDAs.</p><p></p><p>I'm here if you have any questions. Please keep us posted on your progress. </p><p></p><p>Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 62458, member: 2423"] Hi, Your pediatrician should have tested your daughter for strep. There is a syndrome called PANDAs, which is a sudden onset of either tics or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms brought on by a strep infection. Here's a link to a description of the disorder: [url="http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/pdn/web.htm"]http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/pdn/web.htm[/url] My suggestion is to call your pediatrician tomorrow morning first thing, tell him what you have learned, and request (forcefully) that she be seen immediately by a child psychiatrist who has experience with this syndrome. Do you live near a large city with a children's or university hospital? As scary as this is, there is treatment in the form of medications and/or therapy (it is treated the way any Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms are). But you need to get her in to see a child psychiatrist ASAP. Do not trust a psychologist with knowing how to treat PANDAs. I'm here if you have any questions. Please keep us posted on your progress. Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
5 yr old daughter's behavior changed overnight.
Top