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Night terrors

puffin

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone else has noticed or been told of a link between Aspergers and Night Terrors.  My son is six and has had them on and off for the last three years.  Worse when he is overtired or stressed.  Not too frequent at the moment maybe two or three times a month, but scary and upsetting to the parent all the same, my son remembers nothing the next day, this is usual so i have read.

For anyone who is not sure what a night terror is you wake one or two hours after falling asleep, sweating, eyes wide open but not seeing anyone, screaming, terrified but inconsolable (not aware of anyone around them), so you cannot comfort them if you try it makes the Terror worse.  lasts anywhere from Five minutes to an hour so i am told but thankfully my sons have  never been for longer than twenty minutes at most.  I know there can be a sleep apnea connection (he gets hayfever and breathing can be difficult at night when he is blocked). I would love to hear any ideas on reducing the episodes.

Thankyou for any advice or info you can give.

Puffin 

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  • Hi All, thanks for your input.

    At the moment we seem to be controlling the terrors by not allowing him to overheat when he first goes down to sleep (within the first two hours),  my husband and i keep a check on him every half hour or so and if he is hot pull the duvet down tha bit more till he cools off! he seems very hot alot of the time his father and i could be in bed with hot bottles and a large duvet and he would be fine with a sheet!!  He would always be dripping with sweat when a terror began and i looked up and found a site regards night terrors and overheating seemed a common link.  i could also see the connection if overtired or stressed but we have reduced that by strict bed times and homeschooling (reducing stress).  So we are holding off putting that winter duvet on the bed until we are sure he really needs it.

    I know there is moreto it but this definatly seems to have reduced them he has not had a terror in three months.

     

    Puffin

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  • Hi All, thanks for your input.

    At the moment we seem to be controlling the terrors by not allowing him to overheat when he first goes down to sleep (within the first two hours),  my husband and i keep a check on him every half hour or so and if he is hot pull the duvet down tha bit more till he cools off! he seems very hot alot of the time his father and i could be in bed with hot bottles and a large duvet and he would be fine with a sheet!!  He would always be dripping with sweat when a terror began and i looked up and found a site regards night terrors and overheating seemed a common link.  i could also see the connection if overtired or stressed but we have reduced that by strict bed times and homeschooling (reducing stress).  So we are holding off putting that winter duvet on the bed until we are sure he really needs it.

    I know there is moreto it but this definatly seems to have reduced them he has not had a terror in three months.

     

    Puffin

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