Comments on: Developing Good Sleep Habits in Autistic Children

By: Greg Strosaker

Greg Strosaker — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:07:00 +0000

As I mentioned in the post, I am not a sleep expert in any way, just sharing some tips that have worked (to date) for us. Sorry to hear that sleep issues have re-arisen for your son. I certainly wouldn’t jump to any conclusions based on just 2 nights of results regarding the new medication approaches. And, as you know, times of changes in routine (such as the beginning or end of school breaks) often spur some sleep challenges. Best of luck in working through your situation.

By: Doloresdavid50

Doloresdavid50 — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:14:00 +0000

i am a parent of 15 yr old autistic child (son), i had those situations during his early aged. and now he’s 15 seems like its going back again, even with his medication, he’s up early 2 a.m and this happens maybe 4 times in a week at times everyday, not sure coz he’s on vacation school will be this monday for him, im so exhausted having less sleep at night and truly this cause a lot of noise to our family members that at times his dad would just blurted out to send him in homes for kids like him, i understand coz this situations is repetitive and maybe too much for him (he works 6 days a week 6-6) especially, there are times he just cried, some aghression, noise he’d made to his room, that i ended up watching over him until he falls asleep before 5 or six a.m, i talk to his psychiatrist, much so told me to give his medication more at night than in daytime, did that for 2 days now, first night its sucess 2nd night back into one, also coz of less sleep at night he tends to sleep daytime for 3 hrs, help!

By: Helping Your Child Develop Good Sleep Habits | Predawn Runner

Helping Your Child Develop Good Sleep Habits | Predawn Runner — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:12:14 +0000

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Meet a dailymiler: Greg S. | dailymile community blog — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:43:26 +0000

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By: cydonia16

cydonia16 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:07:20 +0000

Very helpful thank you. I recently used a tempurpedic mattress discount to purchase a memory foam mattress for my autistic son who hardly ever sleeps at night but it had really helped him enjoy sleeping more.