Oct 15 2019 10 mins 1
There are many case reports and lots of anecdotal evidence of medical cannabis helping children with autism. "We need the evidence," however, says Dr. Adi Aran, a pediatric neurologist who just completed one of the first clinical studies looking at cannabis and autistic children. "We took the most severe children who failed any other medications and we tried it," Dr. Aran tells The Cannabis Enigma, describing an earlier, open label study that he conducted. "We saw a substantial improvement in the behavioral problems and also in the social deficits." Dr. Aran's current study is also looking at whether the entourage effect, the combination of various chemicals in the cannabis plant, is more effective than just isolated THC or CBD. What constitutes a successful treatment? For some families the benchmarks are more specific and behavioral, like sleeping five hours straight or less aggressiveness, but success also means improving the quality of life for the entire family. Edited and produced by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man. Music by Desca.
