OCD

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Hi,

Just read the post about OCD and I " m jumping in a bit late. I know this is

an ABA board (The best one on the net I might add) but my son recently was

diagnosed with a STREP infection. He also was found to have a strep

imbalance in his stool test. There is a disorder called PANDAS (Pediatric

Autoimmune Neurological Disorder Associated with Strep) whose symptoms

include sudden onset of severe OCD and aggressive behaviors. As the levels

in the body go up and down the behaviors can wax and wane (wain?). Just

thought I'd throw this out there. If untreated it can lead to heart

problems and other nasty things. Sorry for the somewhat off topic post but

wanted to share what we are seeing in this regard as my son has had a

dramatic change in behavior and a severe regression that came on out of

nowhere and has correlated with finding these things out by way of medical

testing. I completely agree with a behavioral approach to treating our kids

but am also finding that sometimes the antecedant can come from within and

can be unseen unless specifically explored. But I'm jumping in late and

haven't closely followed the discussion so I apologize if this is in no way

applicable.

ann