PANS PANDAS UK

Trauma resources

PANS and PANDAS are conditions which can have devastating impacts, both for the person living with the symptoms, and for the people who care for them. At PANS PANDAS UK, we know that many of the young people and families we support experience trauma.

​We are incredibly fortunate to have collaborated with Dr Naomi Fisher for a webinar on trauma in PANS and PANDAS. Dr Fisher is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in trauma and this webinar is essential viewing for any families who are looking to learn more about how trauma works, why PANS and PANDAS may cause trauma, and how we can begin to heal the trauma caused by the conditions.

​We also highly recommend this webinar for any professionals working with our community. It provides an invaluable insight into the challenges children and parents face, and will certainly allow a better, trauma-informed approach to supporting these families.

Webinar Recordings

Here, you will find Dr Fisher’s webinar in four, bite-sized chunks.

Naomi Fisher Trauma – Section One

Naomi Fisher Trauma – Section Two

Naomi Fisher Trauma – Section Three

Naomi Fisher Trauma – Section Four

Further Written Resources

For convenience, we also have created accompanying resources for each section of the webinar, and some additional material from the Q&A session at the end of the webinar.

Q and A Transcript

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Section One Trauma and The Brain

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Section Two Trauma and PANS and PANDAS

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Section Three Stages of Healing

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Section Four Practical ways to heal

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Book Recommendations

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Glossary

  • 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