Followed by Panel Discussion!
Saturday, June 03, 2017 - Saturday, June 03, 2017
Richard & Marnie Deschenes + PANDAS/PANS Parents presents:
My Kid Is Not Crazy
Saturday, June 03, 2017 @ 6:30 PM
Cardel Theatre - 180 Quarry Park Blvd SE, Calgary, AB
$15 General Admission
Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
According to the NIMH, as many as 1 in 200 children in the US may suffer from PANDAS/PANS, a post infectious autoimmune encephalitis caused by streptococcus. Many of these children are misdiagnosed and mislabeled as having psychiatric and behavioral disorders. Anorexia, OCD, Depression, Separation Anxiety and loss of cognitive skills are some of the symptoms that are never associated with an infection, especially something so common as streptococcus.
Emmy nominated director Tim Sorel, tracks the journey of six children and their families as they become tangled in the nightmare of a medical system where there is fierce disagreement about how to help these children. It also tells the struggle of Dr Susan Swedo who linked strep to these debilitating mental health conditions.
Schedule:
6:30-7pm Doors Open/Registration
7-8:30pm Movie Screening
8:30-9:15pm PANDAS Testimonials/Panel Discussion (TBA)
9:15pm-10pm Networking
Children are not permitted. The movie is not rated.
"MY KID IS NOT CRAZY IS THE CINEMATIC, PEDIATRIC EQUIVALENT OF BRAIN ON FIRE-MEETS-INFECTIOUS MADNESS. A FILM THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE LOOK AT MENTAL ILLNESS FOREVER." -- CHICAGO NOW