Erica Daniels is the mother of a child with autism who is determined to give her son and family the highest quality of life possible.
Erica is the author of Cooking with Leo: An Allergen-Free Autism Family Cookbook; Founder of Hope Grows for Autism, a nonprofit aimed at improving the lives of families affected by autism through research, education and advocacy; Erica is an internationally recognized medical cannabis activist, autism advocate, author, public speaker and devoted mother.
Erica's life changed and gained new purpose when her son was diagnosed with autism in 2007. After years of traveling the country seeing specialists, exasperating dozens of treatments for years with little or no success, Erica eventually discovered that natural treatments such as diet and medical cannabis dramatically improved the quality of life for her son and her entire family as a result.
Erica is the Founder of Hope Grows for Autism, a nonprofit aimed at improving the lives of families affected by autism through research, education and advocacy of medical cannabis treatment. Erica Daniels is also a proud partner of the Zelira Therapeutics’ HOPE™ range of products formulated for autism spectrum disorders.
Erica’s consulting firm, Autism Advisors LLC, provides strategic consultation and solutions to healthcare professionals, product manufacturers, and universities to empower them in making data-backed business & healthcare decisions involving autism including the HOPE ™ range of medical cannabis products. Erica is a perfect person to quote on any patient perspective related topic related to cannabis and/ or autism.
