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Is this really free?
Yes. Plan B is a non-profit, donation-funded. Intake, the daily tracker, and Minta cost you nothing — and always will. Free for families, full stop.
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What about my kid’s privacy?
Your kid's data is yours. It's stored encrypted. It's de-identified before any aggregate research. You can delete everything at any time — one click. We don't share with advertisers, insurance, school districts, or anyone else without your explicit consent. Details on the privacy page.
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Is this instead of my doctor?
No. Plan B is a thinking partner, not a replacement for clinical care. It helps you understand what's out there, track what's actually moving the needle for your kid, and walk into appointments with sharper questions. Your doctors stay your doctors. Plan B helps you use them better.
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What if Minta is wrong?
Minta is still learning. She can and does make mistakes — especially on unusual presentations. Always verify anything critical with a practitioner. Flag bad responses and Minta gets sharper for every family after you. That's how it compounds.
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What if I don’t know where to start?
Just do the intake. It takes about twenty minutes, or you can break it up across days. Minta works off what you give her — so the more detail you put in, the more useful every answer becomes. There's no wrong starting point.
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How does Minta get sharper?
Every family that tracks contributes (consent-based, de-identified) to a growing library. Minta learns which modalities work for which symptoms across cohorts — patterns no single family can see alone. Your log today makes the next family's read sharper. It's a compounding engine.
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Is this PANS-only?
No. Plan B is for PANS, PANDAS, autism (all severity levels — verbal, nonverbal, regressive), severe dysregulation (rage, meltdowns, self-injury), and the 4-A conditions (autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies). We treat these as overlapping driver clusters, not separate silos.
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What if I’ve already tried everything?
Then Plan B is built for exactly you. The kids who've been through IVIG, multiple antibiotics, three specialists, and a year of nothing working — that's the edge of mainstream care and the start of what Plan B specializes in. The fringe modalities your ninth doctor never mentioned.
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Who’s behind this?
Rachel Johnson — a mom of three, two with PANS, who spent two years piecing together what eventually healed her son across a dozen practices that didn't talk to each other. Plan B is what she wishes she'd had at 2am. Read the full story on the About page.
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I’m a practitioner. How do I get involved?
Visit the Practitioners page. The short version: we're looking for practitioners willing to take on ten pro-bono cohort clients, have their work openly documented over six months, and be matched to families whose kids fit their modality. Any public listing can be removed by email with no questions asked.
A question we didn't answer? Email rachel@planbforpans.com and we'll add it.