tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996019.post1302227499498189475..comments2023-10-26T05:48:38.504-04:00Comments on Adam's Life: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02622796651693248198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996019.post-6189792320780839272010-04-24T13:18:27.668-04:002010-04-24T13:18:27.668-04:00Hey smart guy did you not see the part of the arti...Hey smart guy did you not see the part of the article that says "This seemed to be a perfect balance, giving J pain relief and making him more social without sedating him." typical mainstream public ignorance. I'm an autistic adult(20 yrs old) and at around the age of 15 I started using cannabis on my own and found it to be 100 times more effective than the antidepressants I was placed on. It made more social as described in the article and actually IMPROVED my grades in school because I actually started to gain interest in life where as before I had no interest in anything and treated every class as nap time. The woman in the article was giving her child a MEDICAL dose not a really high recreational dose to get him so high he just sits there. Hopefully in time your ignorance can be cured, until then enjoy thinking "Oh pot is so bad doesn't it kill brain cells or something (insert drooling here)".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996019.post-9530446029219714252010-04-23T12:44:12.886-04:002010-04-23T12:44:12.886-04:00I don't see her as using pot to make her life ...I don't see her as using pot to make her life easier I see her trying to do her best for her child. And in the end it is her child not yours not your sister but her child. If she chooses to use a plant rather than give big pharma or big autism, autism speaks with the half crazed jenny mcarthy, money than good for her.wearbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680079009766745047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996019.post-48485957143658456082009-10-18T00:25:44.582-04:002009-10-18T00:25:44.582-04:00I am horrified by the notion that drugging an auti...I am horrified by the notion that drugging an autistic child is helpful to anyone. While the child may be manageable, he is not learning the skills that will help him be a happy and productive adult. Worse yet, that mother is wasting precious years when her son will be most receptive to learning. If she cannot handle a nine year old boy, she will never be able to handle a grown man who undoubtedly will be physically unmanageable in adulthood. Applied behavior analysis, clear learning goals, a consistent program of positive reinforcement works in even the worst cases. I have seen children who were warehoused in institutions make remerkable progress when put in an appropriate program. If this mom can't handle her son's autisn, I hope she finds someone who can.Hot Mamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2996019.post-44981587152081893332009-10-13T15:31:08.905-04:002009-10-13T15:31:08.905-04:00I would like to see what research the doctor used ...I would like to see what research the doctor used to justify the use of medical marijuana for this case. He clearly signed off on it, knowing that it would be used for a 9-year-old autistic child with tantrum problems and not a cancer patient with debilitating pain. I would like to see how J progressed in his classes beyond the improvement in behavior. It’s nice that he’s now calm and quiet in class, but did he actively participate in activities or just sit in the corner laughing and eating potato chips?Hunter's Sisternoreply@blogger.com