Mother Gives Son Marijuana to Treat His Autism

 The Unconventional Foundation for Autism (UF4A) was founded in 2009, immediately following Mieko Hester-Perez’s appearance on Good Morning America. It began with a mother’s decision to transform personal experience into a public platform dedicated to education, empowerment, and advocacy. Designed as an informational and community-driven resource rather than a fundraising organization, UF4A offered families worldwide access to evidence-based guidance, resource navigation, and peer-to-peer support.  

Grounded in Hester-Perez’s enduring commitment to her son Joey, UF4A has grown into an international initiative promoting family empowerment through advocacy in conservatorship navigation, Individualized Education Program (IEP) development, and regional-center accountability. Independent of agency affiliations, her advocacy model emphasizes transparency, ethical oversight, and systemic accountability, strengthened by a multidisciplinary network developed through more than a decade of collaborative practice.  

Today, Mieko has expanded this mission through CA Corporate & Attorney Services Inc., embedding UF4A’s principles of family advocacy, accountability, and inclusion into the firm’s broader focus on corporate compliance, education, and community partnership initiatives. This integration reflects a continued commitment to uniting legal expertise with human-centered advocacy empowering families, organizations, and institutions to create meaningful, systemic change.