PANDAS steals your kids just like autism and it's no coincidence. There is a lot of overlap in symptoms and causes. There is more autism awareness nowadays but there needs to be just as much PANDAS awareness because it is just as big of a problem and becoming more and more common. Know the signs so you can identify it early because early treatment leads to better outcomes. links: What every shrink should know about PANDAS: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2413218/#B15 Biological connection between PANDAS and ASD: biomarkers www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9989573 In-depth look at PANDAS (autism spectrum disorder) health.more4kids.info/2008/11/autism-in-kids/ PANDAS-ASD overlap www.ageofautism.com/2011/11/autism-and-pandas-.html Videos showing deterioration of a normal NINE year old boy into an autistic state due to PANDAS. Please pray for Josh and his family Before PANDAS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwFmFDwvTtw after PANDAS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqNLUpyqpTs&list=UUo8N8GLXl6AXXSYavUpdT0Q