04/20/2026
FREE CLASS FOR PANS/PANDAS Moms: DrMaureen Magauran is running a free class for Moms of kids with PANS and PANDAS, and I'd like to ask your help in spreading the word about it.
From Dr. Maureen: "The reason behind teaching the class is personal. I've experienced it firsthand in my kids, and have been going through the process of healing with them over the last 6 years. It's not an easy road, at all.
Because of my training in psychiatry, meditation and energy work, it has helped me tremendously to hold a solid space for my kids and family to navigate the complexities of the illness and to be able to hold and handle the intense fight or flight that is one of the characteristic pieces of this illness.
You may not have heard of PANS and PANDAS, or maybe you have. It's a really difficult autoimmune illness that affects kids suddenly and has devastating impacts on their behavior and how they feel. PANS stands for Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and PANDAS is Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infection. Essentially these illnesses are often mistaken for psychiatric disorders, but they are caused by infections and other factors that a depressed immune system can't contain. A big part of treatment is finding and treating the appropriate infections, while strengthening the immune system.
Since Covid happened in 2020, it's forcing medicine to gain a greater understanding on how our immune system works, and why we develop autoimmune illnesses. Long Covid has been devastating for so many people, and it's forcing medicine to address gaps in understanding and healing the immune system.
Many diseases are now seen to have an autoimmune component, where your body starts attacking itself and creates a massive inflammatory response that leads to many problems. Illnesses like MS, Lou Gehrig's Disease, now Parkinson's Disease, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome- the list goes on.
Medicine will continue to study these things and make great strides in treating them, but for now it's a lot to experience.
So I'm offering a free class to help Moms of kids with PANS and PANDAS navigate the sudden and ongoing difficult changes in their lives. I will share tools to help these Moms feel supported and connected to others.
If you are a Mom of kids with PANS or PANDAS, or you know other Moms going through it, please share this link with them. If you are in any groups with other Moms, please share as well. It can feel devastating and isolating to not have support when your kids are struggling. "
Here is the link with more information to sign up and to share with other Moms.
Monday, April 27th 12 noon ET Replay Available
