By UPI.com
A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says.
Cannabidiol enhanced social responsiveness, reduced disruptive behavior and alleviated anxiety among kids with autism, researchers reported today at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid.
“The global population prevalence of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis amongst children and adolescents is growing, but many treatment pathways are not effective,” lead researcher Dr. Lara Branco, a psychiatrist at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, said in a news release.
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