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CĒD CLINIC Pediatric Autism
🧭 Visual Navigator
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Aggression & Meltdowns Acute autonomic de-escalation & safety
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Sleep & Circadian Insomnia Sleep latency, night waking & melatonin
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Non-Verbal & Frustration Alternative communication & pain proxies
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Gut-Brain Axis & ARFID Motility, sensory aversions & visceral discomfort
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Sensory Overload & Stimming Regulating striatal hyper-reactivity
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Rare Neurogenetic Syndromes Fragile X, SYNGAP1, Rett & CDKL5
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Oncology & Palliative Care Pediatric complex care & symptom support
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Puberty & School Transition Hormonal shifts, IEPs & adolescent care
Triage & Symptom Screeners
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Meltdown vs. Seizure Triage Differentiate behavioral storms from subclinical seizures
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Silent Pain Proxy Checklist Identify hidden physical pain in non-verbal children
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Gut vs. Behavior Screener Connect GI reflux/motility to sudden agitation
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Illness vs. Behavior (PANS) Distinguish infectious flares from neurobehavior
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PDA vs. ODD Screener Demand avoidance rooted in nervous system threat
Protocols & Care Plans
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Medication Interaction Screen CYP450 metabolism & cross-taper safety
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IEP & 504 Accommodations Clinical letter templates for schools
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Elopement & Safety Plan First-responder emergency profiles
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Decompression Builder Prevent the 4:00 PM post-school crash
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Caregiver Sanctuary Parent nervous system recovery & cortisol balance
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Pediatrician & DCF Guide Navigating Mandated Reporting & State Agencies
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Massachusetts Legal Guide Two-physician certification & legal protections
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Doctor Discussion Script How to speak with hesitant neurologists & pediatricians
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Clinical Appointment Passport Organized dossier for medical teams
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The Science of Anandamide Endocannabinoid deficiency research in autism
📅 Book Consult
🧭 Open Visual Symptom Navigator
Symptom Hubs
⚡ Aggression & Meltdowns 🌙 Sleep & Insomnia 💬 Non-Verbal & Frustration 🍎 Gut-Brain & Feeding 🌪️ Sensory Overload & Stimming 🧬 Rare Neurogenetic Syndromes 🌿 Oncology & Palliative Care 🎒 Puberty & School Transition
Clinical Screeners & Tools
⚖️ Meltdown vs. Seizure Triage 🩹 Silent Pain Proxy Checklist 🦠 Gut vs. Behavior Screener ⚠️ Illness vs. Behavior Screener 💊 Medication Interactions 🎒 School IEP & 504 Accommodations 🚪 Elopement & Safety Plan 🛋️ Caregiver Sanctuary
Family & Legal Guides
⚖️ Pediatrician & DCF Guide 🏛️ Massachusetts Legal Guide 📋 Doctor Discussion Script 📁 Clinical Passport Binder
📅 Book Consultation with Dr. Caplan

CĒD Clinic Pediatrics

Table of Contents

  • Pediatric Care Built for Your Family
      • The Visual Child Symptom & Behavior Navigator
    • Common Pediatric Struggles & Diagnoses Considered for Cannabinoid Care
      • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
        • Screeners & Triage
        • Medical Team & Treatment
        • Home & Family
        • School, Safety & Legal
      • Pediatric Sleep Disorders & Chronic Insomnia
      • Complex Neurobehavior & Severe Meltdowns
      • Rare Neurogenetic Syndromes & Seizures
      • Pediatric Oncology & Complex Palliative Care
    • The Reality Most Families Face
    • What We Do
    • A physician relationship that goes beyond a single visit
      • Erin Caplan, NP
      • Benjamin Caplan, MD
      • Connect with Dr Ben Caplan, MD & Erin Caplan, NP
    • Evidence-based, closely monitored care
      • The Pediatric Cannabis Program, In Depth
      • Schedule a Pediatric Clinical Consultation with Dr. Benjamin Caplan
    • Start the Conversation

Pediatric Care Built for Your Family

Compassionate, evidence-grounded care for children and adolescents. Two paths, one standard of excellence: ongoing collaboration on your child’s health, or medical cannabis care guided by clinical expertise.

Family Health Collaboration Pediatric Cannabis Care Pediatric Autism Program → 📅 Book an Appointment →

Some families want more than a scheduled appointment: they want a clinician who already knows their child’s history, who can be reached when a new question comes up, and who helps carry a plan forward over time.

Looking for Adult Medical Cannabis Care? This page provides guidance for pediatric and adolescent cannabinoid medicine. For general adult clinical consultations and Massachusetts state card certifications, consult with our Massachusetts medical marijuana doctor.
Adult Doctor Guide →
💡 Overwhelmed by Dense Articles? Start Here

The Visual Child Symptom & Behavior Navigator

Built for exhausted parents who need quick clarity without reading walls of clinical text. Tap simple Apple-style visual buttons (Sleep, Meltdowns, Food, Tics, School) to see where your child fits among peers, uncover the biological causes, and choose clear next steps.

Launch Visual Touch Navigator →

Clinical Scope & Indications

Common Pediatric Struggles & Diagnoses Considered for Cannabinoid Care

Medical cannabis is never a first-line therapy for pediatric patients. In our practice, targeted cannabinoid medicine is considered strictly when a child or adolescent continues to struggle with severe, refractory symptoms that have failed to respond to standard behavioral, educational, and medical interventions, or when conventional pharmaceuticals produce intolerable adverse effects. Clinical oversight is intense, frequent, and conservative.

Flagship Comprehensive Program • Top Indication

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Explosive behavioral meltdowns, aggression, self-injurious behavior (SIB), chronic 2:00 AM sleep fragmentation, sensory overload, and severe expressive communication frustration across childhood and adolescence.

Clinical Rationale: Human biomarker studies confirm innate circulating anandamide (AEA) deficits in ASD. Targeted non-intoxicating cannabinoids (CBD, CBDA, CBG) modulate 5-HT1A receptors and buffer glutamate storms without antipsychotic metabolic risks.
Explore the Dedicated Pediatric Autism Hub (Pillar Guide & 20 Interactive Clinical Decision Aids) →

Screeners & Triage

Sort out what is driving a behavior

  • 🌡️ Illness vs. Behavior
  • 🔍 Silent Pain Checklist
  • ⚡ Seizure vs. Meltdown
  • 📝 PANS Flare Tracker
  • 🥣 Gut Screener
  • 🧠 PDA Screener
  • 🥣 ARFID Food Tool
  • 🌸 Girls & Burnout

Medical Team & Treatment

Appointments, medications, co-management

  • 🩺 Doctor Guide
  • 💊 Drug Matrix
  • 🩺 MD Co-Management
  • 📋 Clinical Passport

Home & Family

Routines, caregiver support, real stories

  • 🛫 Decompression Runway
  • 💜 Caregiver Sanctuary
  • 🧭 Family Navigator
  • 🎧 Audio Case Journeys
  • 📊 Family Gallery

School, Safety & Legal

IEP, safety planning, MA certification

  • 🏫 School IEP Guide
  • 🏫 SEPAC Kit
  • 🚨 Elopement Plan
  • ⚖️ MA Cert Guide
Circadian & Somatic Care

Pediatric Sleep Disorders & Chronic Insomnia

Chronic split-night waking, 2:00 AM agitation, rapid melatonin burnout, and severe sleep maintenance failure that derails daytime behavioral resilience.

Refractory Indication: Extended-release phytocannabinoids restore slow-wave restorative sleep without morning grogginess or sedative dependence.
Read the Pediatric Sleep Clinical Guide →
New Sister Hub • Interactive Screener

Complex Neurobehavior & Severe Meltdowns

Acute fight-or-flight panics, property destruction, biting, and explosive aggression spanning the diagnostic boundary between DMDD, ODD, PDD-NOS, ADHD stimulant rebound crashes, and silent somatic agony.

Clinical Rationale: Differentiating visceral distress and circadian crashes from primary psychiatric rage before escalating to high-dose atypical antipsychotics.
Explore the Complex Neurobehavior Hub & Twilight Zone Screener →
Read Classic Behavioral Guide →
New Sister Hub • Genetic Seizure Triage

Rare Neurogenetic Syndromes & Seizures

Fragile X (FMR1), Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC1/2), Angelman (UBE3A), Dup15q, Rett syndrome (MECP2), and intractable pediatric epilepsy failing multiple standard anticonvulsants.

Clinical Rationale: Precision GPR55 antagonism and TRPV1 desensitization dampen electrical seizure propagation, while allosteric GABA modulation calms severe hyper-arousal.
Explore Rare Neurogenetic Syndromes Hub & Seizure Triage →
Read Classic Epilepsy Guide →
New Sister Hub • Symptom Tracker

Pediatric Oncology & Complex Palliative Care

Refractory chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), profound cancer cachexia/weight loss, vincristine-induced neuropathic pain, and restful sleep co-managed with pediatric oncology teams.

Clinical Rationale: Dual 5-HT3 brainstem antiemetic blockade, CB1 hypothalamic orexigenic appetite stimulation, and non-opioid somatic analgesia.
Explore Pediatric Oncology Hub & Symptom Burden Tracker →
Read Classic Oncology Overview →

Why This Exists

The Reality Most Families Face

Families navigating complex pediatric symptoms are routinely told to wait: wait for a specialist, wait for an appointment that may be eight months away, wait for a 15-minute visit where there is barely time to cover the basics. Questions in between are left to triage portals, emergency rooms, or the parent’s own exhausting research.

We built this practice to offer something different: a real clinician on your team, available when things are uncertain, helping you make sense of the full picture and make decisions with confidence.

How We Help

What We Do

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On-call guidance, for as long as you want it, with a response within 2 hours.

2

An expert on your team to help you understand the options, weigh alternatives, and partner on the decisions in front of you.

3

An ally who bridges the gaps in communication and understanding, between family members, or between care systems that don’t seem to connect.

4

Support that moves with you, wherever you are, whenever you need it.

For busy or overwhelmed families who want an expert on their team, on the go, we are here for you and your child.

Family Health Collaboration

A physician relationship that goes beyond a single visit

CED Clinic offers two ways into that relationship, depending on what your family needs.

Erin Caplan, NP

Erin Caplan, NP

Nurse Practitioner
Daily Support, Year-Round

Erin works directly with families who want an ongoing partner in their child’s care, not just a scheduled visit. Her support is available daily and guaranteed by the year: up to three calls per week, with a quarterly review of how your child’s plan is progressing.

After each check-in, you’ll have a clear, current picture of the plan, so you know what changed, why, and what comes next.

For cannabis-based treatment, Erin works closely with Dr. Caplan to select the right products, dosing, and course of care, and follows each case meticulously, adjusting as your child responds.

  • ✓ On-call support, with a response within 2 hours of a request
  • ✓ Up to 3 calls per week, guaranteed for the year
  • ✓ Quarterly review of your child’s care and progress
  • ✓ Plain-language medical information and help interpreting next steps
Learn more about Pediatric Family Support →
Benjamin Caplan, MD

Benjamin Caplan, MD

Founder & Chief Medical Officer, CED Clinic
Complex Cases, By Consultation

Dr. Caplan takes on a limited number of complex pediatric cases directly, particularly where standard approaches have not worked or the picture has outgrown a single appointment.

These personal consultations follow the same model as his Private Physician Advisory practice: one physician holding the larger clinical view across specialists and records, helping a family slow down, understand the medical reality, and clarify the choices in front of them.

  • ✓ Case review across records, specialists, and current clinicians
  • ✓ A clear advisory plan: what to ask, who to involve, what to verify
  • ✓ A private written summary you can take with you and revisit
Learn about Private Physician Advisory →

Reach Dr. Caplan and Erin Caplan, NP, directly using the form below.

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Pediatric Medical Cannabis

Evidence-based, closely monitored care

Medical cannabis can be an appropriate option for certain pediatric conditions when it is guided by clinical expertise and close follow-up. For families navigating autism spectrum conditions, we also maintain a dedicated Pediatric Autism Clinical Roadmap. Care is built around your family at every step, from choosing a product to adjusting the plan as your child responds.

Our approach
  • ✓ Careful product selection, dosing, and titration, refined as we learn how your child responds
  • ✓ Ongoing monitoring of response and safety
  • ✓ Adjustments grounded in evidence and clinical observation, not guesswork
  • ✓ Meticulous, supportive follow-through from Erin Caplan, NP, in coordination with Dr. Caplan

Go Deeper

The Pediatric Cannabis Program, In Depth

These are not blog posts. Each page is a full explanation of one part of the program: how we approach it clinically, and what to expect at that stage.

Start Here
Starting Pediatric Care
A full walkthrough of how the program works, what the first steps look like, and how we begin building a plan around your child.
Read the guide →
Safety & Evidence
Safety, Evidence & What to Expect
The research behind pediatric cannabis care, the safety considerations we monitor closely, and a realistic picture of what treatment looks like.
Read the guide →
The Program
Pediatric Cannabis Care
A deeper look at our clinical approach: care pathways, ongoing monitoring, and how decisions get made as your child’s needs change.
Read the guide →
Physician Consultation

Schedule a Pediatric Clinical Consultation with Dr. Benjamin Caplan

Every child's neurobiology is unique. At CĒD Clinic, we provide comprehensive pediatric and adolescent clinical evaluations, review medication regimens, investigate occult somatic triggers, and design safe, physician-supervised cannabinoid protocols.

Book an Appointment →

Start the Conversation

Whether you’re looking for ongoing family collaboration or pediatric cannabis care, we can help you find the right starting point.

Contact Us Book an Appointment with Dr. Caplan →
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Needham, MA 02494

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