MARIJUANA AND AUTISM

[thatcherschild]

Fascinating story about the use of weed to help autism - other stories and forum responses feature on the same link:

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/23/m...u_n_368246.html

 

From a personal perpesctive - Ive recently been diagnosed with lower end spectrum Aspergerers and Ive been using weed for 30 years.

My GP refers to my weed habit as self-medicating, when Im stoned Ive discovered it lowers my OCD problems and other related issues, and allows me to function in a more "normal"manner!

[sparkler]

Very interesting article...and what a gorgeous little man So glad he has discovered his appetite and it sounds like he's not only healthier but has come out of his shell which must be absolutely beautiful for his mother to watch. I think in cases like this (where the child truly does have Autism) the medical use of cannabis needs to be explored as much as possible.

[spartan]

Read this one also (there was a link on huffington;s page), an interesting read. Glad to see they were willing to give this a go instead of trying resperidone which is what most doctors would probably recommend.

 

http://www.doublex.com/section/health-scie...ld-pot?page=0,0

[Fibrofeend]

Yeah couple of great stories there, i can imagine some of the reactions these parents must get when others find out they give there kids cannabis..at least there is no chance of dieing from eating some cookies.