Brea, California - Mother (Mieko Hester-Perez) Treats Son’s Autism with Marijuana
By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Despite the fact that most medical experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, believe that it might be dangerous to treat Autism with Marijuana, Mieko Hester-Perez decided to go ahead and do it anyway. Medical experts caution against this type of treatment because a young child’s brain is still developing and there is no way to predict the effects of such a treatment. But Ms. Hester-Perez was desperate to help her Autistic ten year old son, Joey, who weighed only forty eight pounds and was extremely aggressive. She was afraid he was going to die of malnutrition. So she fed him brownies laced with marijuana.
Ms. Hester-Perez, a California resident, was not violating the law; she had found several stories on the web about the benefits of Marijuana to Autistic children, and convinced her son’s psychiatrist to write a prescription for medical marijuana. Medical marijuana is legal in California. Ms. Hester-Perez reports that her son’s condition has improved since she started the treatment. But medical experts still caution that this treatment might be worse than the disease.
Parents of children with Autism are often desperate to help them. This can lead them to believe unscientific and even downright spurious reports on the internet. While parents should keep up to date with the latest research, it is also important to make sure that they listen to the advice of their physician and always follow the law in their state.
Find out more about this story at Mother Says Marijuana 'Saved Life' of Autistic Son.
