PANS, PANDAS and Education: a Guide for Health Professionals

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AE

Auto-immune Encephalitis

ARFID

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

CAMHS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Dysgraphia

difficulty writing by hand

EHCP

Education, Health and Care Plan

Emotional Lability

Rapid, and dramatic changes in mood (for example uncontrollable laughter to crying)

Enuresis

wetting

GAS

Group A Streptococcal infection

NHSE

NHS England

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

PP

PANS PANDAS

PPUK

PANS PANDAS UK

PPN

PANS Physicians Network

PPSG

PANS PANDAS Steering Group

SENCo

Special Educational Needs Coordinator

SIGN

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network to the glossary

Tic

Sudden repetitive movement (motor tic) or sound (vocal tic) which is difficult or impossible to control