Published on 12, July, 2020
Has anyone tried CBD OIL to help with calming Autistic children?
CBD itself does not seem to have particularly harmful adverse effects, diarrhoea being the most common, but large-scale clinical trials are few in number and the exact constituents of CBD products vary between producer companies. See here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7053164/
The typical low dosage of CBD gummies - 10-30 mg a day - are unlikely to cause problems. Particularly, as one test subject was given 160 mg in one dose, before a stressful public speaking event.
I'd have loved to have it to help with presentations in some of the jobs I was in. Even now, after escaping from such roles, I find it helpful when I'm getting too keyed up.
Mind you, I'd probably not give it to a young child without medical advice and, as an adult, I take tolerance breaks so's I don't have to keep upping the dose.
One of my most painful moments was suddenly being asked to make an impromptu spoken presentation at a conference. There were about 250 people, all experts, or post-grad students, in my field, in the auditorium - it was at the Natural History Museum. Worse, my work was very visual, all microscopical images. Lame and halting would be a kind description of my performance.
No, a young child is not a good candidate for CBD, for one, they cannot give accurate descriptions of how it is affecting their mood.
Yes, I can strongly relate to the "lame and halting" presentation. I also seemed to get breathless and swimmy-headed, as though I was struggling to stay on my feet. Even now I sometimes get breathless when making phone calls, although I can't tell in advance when this is going to sweep over me.
CBD would have helped though, particularly the stronger prescription strength oils. I don't know where it's been all my life. It's suddenly in vogue but I really, really needed it in the 1970s.