
Welcome to The PANS/PANDAS Stories. In the first series, actor and charity campaigner Jo Joyner, and child counsellor and journalist, Lucy McDonald, meet children and families affected by this neuropsychiatric disorder. They also interview experts at the cutting edge of treatment. Awareness is growing, and the pair hope this podcast will offer hope and support to sufferers as they navigate an ofte... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 17 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessMental Health | |||

It has been a while since the last PANS PANDAS Stories and our return is marked by an interesting chat with Dr Kiki Chang. He has a long PP pedigree and now works privately in the States where he has been instrumental in treating children and advocat... more
In the last episode of the year, we talked to Lucy from Parenting_PANDAS on Instagram. Lucy shares her story with her 10,000-strong community, charting the hope and despair of life as a PANDAS parent. Originally posting about Pathological Demand Avoi... more
Dr Denis Bouboulis, an allergist and immunologist from the US, has been diagnosing and treating PANS PANDAS for nearly 20 years. He talks about the "wild card" of Covid and how Long Covid could be linked to underlying vector-borne infections, such as... more
Jo Joyner speaks to Education Expert Tina Coope from the UK charity about helping children at school. She has good tips about how to speak to schools and help teachers understand how to help these children.
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Wonderful host who is knowledgeable and empathetic- she guides the guests to the questions we want to know! Great variety of guests really informing various research and personal life and families. Keep going!
This content is incredible and helpful. Thank you for your commitment to raise awareness for PANDAS. My 12yo son has been on this horrible journey since his strep diagnosis in March of 2023. With a challenge of finding a pediatrician who recognizes PANDAS in Minnesota, we are now going back and forth to Colorado every three weeks as we are committed to getting our son the treatment he needs. We need more awareness and appreciate you both for doing this.
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All the stories are in this series are told so sensitively. Even though these can be hard to listen to, the warmth and hope of everyone involved shines through. The information and tips conveyed here are invaluable for anybody who works with children. A must listen.
We are at the beginning of exploring PANS/PANDAS as a diagnosis for one of our children. Your stories brought me to tears throughout, but left me with hope.
I am a fellow parent trying to find answers for our child’s constellation of sudden medical/psychiatric issues, and not once has a provider brought this up as a possibility. We’re on waiting lists to be evaluated but I’m so frustrated our child - and family - have suffered for more than a year. My child is hospitalized right now and I feel ... more
Many thanks for both presenters for the valuable discussions, information and stories and for the calm presenting style.










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