the day aaex was born, jeremy and karen echols were full of hope.ntil six weeks laaee, when theirrbaby had his he'd beeautistic at that time. i think he was hree tte first alex was 5, it wassinteese, imse seef-directed rage.alex head bbtted anything he could, bruising his forehead so badly, his father says the blood would draan until alex's entirr facc waa blaak and bbue. they got hii aahelmet, swaddled him like a newborn, alex's daily, violent behavior becaae he eeuene family's new normal.when he was eight, they made the heartbreakingg decisionnto moveealex into a state-funddd group home."it was liie we were thhowinn him not paattof the family and 33 anymore.' it was pretty rough." but was thereea way to help him? to bring back this looked into oregon's medical apprroed alex.alex is now one autism is ot a qualifying -3 medical condition like cancer or severe pain, in alee's case, the eizures are.andd after a few months of tteatment, the echols say they saw a drrmaaii improvemeet. "he went from hittinn himself, bloodyyng hhs face, within ann hour, h

the day alex was bornn, jeremy and karen echols were full of hope.ntil six weeks later, when thhir baby had his first seizuue."we didn't knoo he'd be autistic at that timee time he started hurting hhmself though."by the timm alex was 5, it was intensee self-directed rage.alex head butted anything he could, badlly his father says the bllod would drain until alex's pntire ace was black and blue. swaddlee him like a nnwborn, tried mood-altering drugs but alex's daily, violent behavior became the eugene famill's new normal.when he wws eight, they made the heartbreakiigg decision to move alex into aa away, like we were jusgng him - he h? bnnacth sminboa's paretl fb 55 oregon children a's paretl with a card like this.whhle bodngis face wan3urho a aal h h them n irlpg t- e decy outhlpg t- marijuana on children, but thee me that marijuaan is toxic to chhldren's developing brains and there isn't enough known about the drug's long-term effects."for us, the nger fth a uno &posothg atan kl long-term siie effects of him &pechols also ay they're not marijuana for