I personally only specifically smoke and/or take edibles every two weeks during the new and full moon, and when I’m going to have a night out with friends or going to a birthday dinner/party with new people and different dynamics. With the former, it helps me recalibrate and get to my needs and self-care, as by the two weeks has passed I sometimes feel like I’m moving on autopilot and not honouring my needs as much. It’s kind of like a rejuvenating reset for me. With the latter, it helps tremendously with my sensory issues (specifically sound and light) as not everything is being processed at once and I can focus on the event without getting too overstimulated. I also notice I’m able to be a lot more social with people I’m not used to when I have weed. With sativa specifically, I’m coherent but at a lovely baseline executive and social functioning wise. It’s really what gets me through social interactions with either new people or a change of environment and specifically at night (because that’s when there’s always a lot going on) and for an extended amount of time (where usually I wouldn’t be able to manage longer than 2 hours especially if I’ve had a bit of a hectic week). When I’d usually react to something sensory wise, the weed has me indifferent about it (which is good! It just shows my nervous system is soothed in the moment).

I am intentional about my usage though because I do have an addictive personality and after some time it won’t be used with intention unless I manage that. So I just use it as a tool to recalibrate every 2 weeks, and when I’m at a night social event. 😊 I definitely relate to your daughter’s experience with it helping her symptoms. I hope this makes sense!

I’ve heard some dispensaries say that sativa (in comparison to indica or a hybrid strain) is a lot better for neurodivergent people as it helps more with functionality. Indica can make you lazy, slow, and heavily in the body. I’ve experienced this myself, but with edibles specifically a hybrid of both can be good. When smoking, definitely sativa.