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ASD Teenager and cannabis addiction

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As the above title says really.. 15 year old who was introduced to cannabis by his 'friends' and believes this works better than his prescribed medication for anxiety.  This has caused all sorts of issues with debt etc. All addiction support services seem to be geared to neurotypical people, with counselling and group therapy being the mainstay of support.  Neither of these approaches will work with an ASD child who cannot verbalise his emotions and would never accept talking in a group.  Does anyone know of any addiction support services specific to ASD?  I am at a complete loss.  Many thanks for any advice.

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  • Hi, I understand you, since I have a child who had the same problem a couple of years ago. My son got very hooked on weed, and it just broke me at some point, as I realized that I might not be as good a mother as I imagined. It was too hard for me because my son always seemed to be the world's most correct and happy child. Then I started listening to and hearing him, and together we tried to solve the problems that had arisen in our lives with him. I helped arrange a card for him to buy cannabis through https://marijuanadoctor.com/locations/marijuana-doctor-tallahassee. After that, our life became easier, as my son became much calmer and easier to relate to his addiction and problems

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  • Hi, I understand you, since I have a child who had the same problem a couple of years ago. My son got very hooked on weed, and it just broke me at some point, as I realized that I might not be as good a mother as I imagined. It was too hard for me because my son always seemed to be the world's most correct and happy child. Then I started listening to and hearing him, and together we tried to solve the problems that had arisen in our lives with him. I helped arrange a card for him to buy cannabis through https://marijuanadoctor.com/locations/marijuana-doctor-tallahassee. After that, our life became easier, as my son became much calmer and easier to relate to his addiction and problems

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