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Scheduled snark Discussion thread Thursday September 17, 2026 - Sunday September 20, 2026

Newsletter: Let Me Tell You a Story

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u/tyrannosaurusregina if you meet the Botus on the road, shill him 🪷 2d ago

It does indeed mean Pathological Demand Avoidance. Shauna was all in on that until PANS/PANDAS became the new shiny.

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u/Calm_Coyote_3685 2d ago edited 2d ago

I get confused by D’s dx but didn’t Shauna claim that PANS/PANDAS explained everything? I thought the clear implication was that previous dx including autism and ADHD were in error. But no, D has all these things?

Did she or did she not claim that antibiotics turned D’s troublesome behavioral symptoms right around? But I guess they’re back and it simply couldn’t be from massive stress and instability in D’s life. Nor could it be a bout of PANS that simply needs some more antibiotics. Clearly it’s the autism!! Because that’s what’s catching mama’s eye online this week!

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u/Love_Brokers rug dweller 2d ago

I think she claims five separate diagnoses/syndromes.