10/28/2026
🔎When a child’s behavior and mental health symptoms change suddenly, I believe it’s important to pause and look beyond a psychiatric diagnosis alone.
OCD, intrusive thoughts, rumination, and dramatic behavioral changes can sometimes occur alongside infections or neuroinflammation.
🌳In my practice, I commonly see strep, coxsackie, and tick-borne infections in children experiencing these kinds of symptoms.
A sudden change in your child deserves to be investigated, not dismissed.