Slymes 4 Lyme

08/09/2026

08/02/2026

A case report described a 14-year-old boy with ADHD, PANS, autism, and autoimmune encephalitis who, after receiving antimicrobial treatment for suspected Lyme disease (borreliosis) and Bartonella infections, showed substantial improvements in learning disabilities, focus, concentration, mood, social skills, oppositional behavior, anger, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and several tic-like behaviors.

His IQ increased from 88 to 95, his English STAAR score improved from the 19th to the 46th percentile, he gained 35 pounds as his appetite improved, no longer required special education accommodations, transitioned to a grade-level classroom, graduated from high school, and was later accepted into a four-year university.

The authors emphasized that this was a single case report, meaning the findings cannot establish that antimicrobial therapy is an effective treatment for autism and should be confirmed in larger, controlled clinical studies.

07/21/2026

Curing Autism through the gut.

06/08/2026

Not all stretch marks are from growth or weight gain.

Bartonella can affect:

🩸 blood vessels
🧬 connective tissue
🔥 inflammatory pathways

And in some kids and teens, this shows up as:

• unusual stretch marks
• streak-like rashes
• skin changes that seem excessive or unexplained

Particularly when they appear alongside:

• anxiety
• OCD
• rage
• foot pain
• neurological symptoms
• PANS/PANDAS patterns

These marks are often:

• red or purple
• unusual in location
• not proportional to body changes

Most providers aren't taught to connect these dots. But in complex kids, skin findings can sometimes offer important clues about what's happening beneath the surface.