Mikey, I just read your response to my note listed as," What I was afraid of." Our sons do sound VERY much alike, sad to say. I really liked your insert about the coach, map, guideposts. So true. And, like you, we/our son seemed to skip a step along the way.
From teachers' reports, our son didn't smoke pot before or during school so I can't comment about the pot/school performance connection.
Also, my son only smoked pot at friends' homes, not here, so we would only catch a quick glimpse of him when he came home for the evening.
What we did notice, when we had a chance to notice, was that it definitely seemed to mellow him out, and he was, quite frankly, much easier to be around when he was feeling the effects.
His pediatric neurologist also told us that many if not most teens with ADHD, bipolar, and similar issues do self medicate. In fact, his treatment approach was to give our son medications that targeted the same neurotransmitter that pot does. Still, our son also mostly refused legal medications in favor of pot, and even questioned us about why we'd spend $350 for a 30-day supply of his medication when he could buy himself a $5 bag of pot. He really was truly flabbergasted at our stupidity...
