About this course

Learning Objectives

• Identify medically recognized symptoms of PANS/PANDAS/AE.
• Describe the 3 primary PANS/PANDAS/AE symptoms: sudden onset, obsessive/compulsive behaviors, ARFID.
• Identify causes of PANS/PANDAS/AE.
• Discriminate when to engage a medical provider (i.e. genetic OCD vs PANS OCD).
• Describe current medical treatments, including immunotherapy, antibiotics, IVIG, plasmapheresis and anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Identify the 5-Pronged approach to PANS/PANDAS/AE treatment.
• Explain why treatment failure is common in PANS/PANDAS/AE.
• Assess a comorbid autism diagnosis and complications arising therefrom.
• Evaluate more effective ways to respond to flares/outbursts/violent behaviors.

Learning Levels

• Beginner to Intermediate

Course Instructor(s)

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  Roseann Capanna-Hodge, Ed.D, LPC, BCN

  Executive Director, Dr. Roseann, LLC

  Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a Children’s Mental Health Expert, Licensed Therapist and Author.

  Roseann Capanna-Hodge has three decades of experience in working with children, teens and their families with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, concussion, dyslexia and learning disability, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), depression and mood disorder, Lyme Disease, and PANS/PANDAS using science-backed natural mental health solutions such as supplements, magnesium, nutrition, QEEG Brain maps, neurofeedback, PEMF, psychotherapy and other non-medication approaches.

  She is the author of three bestselling books, It’s Gonna Be OK!: Proven Ways to Improve Your Child's Mental Health, The Teletherapy Toolkit, and Brain Under Attack. Dr. Roseann is known for offering a message of hope through science-endorsed methods that promote a calm brain.

  She is the founder and director of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health, Neurotastic™Brain Formulas and Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LLC. Dr. Roseann is a Board Certified Neurofeedback (BCN) Practitioner, a Board Member of the Northeast Region Biofeedback Society (NRBS), Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) and an Amen Clinic Certified Brain Health Coach. She is also a member of The International Lyme Disease and Associated Disease Society (ILADS), The American Psychological Association (APA), Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

Disclosure

References

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