Nito's Cannabis/Unschooling Intro

Nito started prescription cannabis in October of 2014. He started unschooling not too long before. At the time that we were awaiting an appointment for authorization, Nito was randomly attempting to smack me in the head and face. He would also have episodes of uncontrollable laughter which would end with him attempting to smack me in the face. He bit his hands very hard repeatedly and refused to take a rattle or toy to bite instead. He would attempt to bite me if I tried to get him to bite a rattle, and then he would smack himself with the rattle and throw it. His tantrums were explosive and he refused to eat most foods to the point of gagging, and he refused supplements. When I brought medical cannabis to my home for the first time, my son, curious, wanted to try it, and has liked it ever since. He did however have a very stubborn way of ingesting it that made me doubt he was getting the full benefit, and we could not change him. He refused to eat edibles or foods with oil placed on them, he wanted it directly on his tongue. I tried to follow the dispensary's advice on administering on gums and under tongue, but it was hit or miss in terms of getting my son to not resist.

I did not document daily my first few months giving him cannabis, but during that time we saw major improvements in important areas. I persisted in believing that cannabis needed lots of time to help him. I now begin to record my journey, not always daily as I lack the time. I am also affected by Asperger's syndrome and have migraines, cluster headaches, ice pick headaches, wilkin's ekbom disease, arthritis, acid reflux and anxiety. I am now a medical cannabis patient and my success in treating my son seems to highly depend on treating my own Asperger's syndrome, which I have never been given help for.