World Encephalitis Day

Shout out to all the amazing friends and family who went Red today to raise awareness for Encephalitis. Maddi’s form, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease with no cure. This is a chronic life long illness that she will manage forever. The hope is her disease will stay in remission for a long,…

When is it more than just a tantrum?

All information provided is a result of my own personal and clinical experience treating children ages 0-5 with disruptive behavioral problems.  Tantrums/Behavioral Disturbances are a normal part of healthy development. I don’t want people who read about Maddi, or her journey and symptoms get unnecessairly worried that just because their child has tantrums, that they could…