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Sleep problem

sunshine_in_the_rain

This may seem like a rather odd request for advice but my ASD daughter (aged 13.5yrs) sleeps for a comfortable 12 hours a night - more if she can get away with it.  She has been known to have the odd day off school due to sheer exhaustion too.

 

She sleeps solidly through the night but still seems tired during the day.  This has been going on for years and tends to run in a cycle of 4-5 weeks of tiredness followed by 5 - 6 weeks of normal (8 - 10 hours sleep).

 

I appreciate there are many parents out there who can only dream about this type of quiet life but it infringes on our ability to do anything and the doc can't help either.

 

Has anyone experienced anything similar?

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  • Hello Sunshine.

    Change doc.  At least get another opinion.  Maybe this is how your daughter is and how she is meant to be, bless her, but maybe something is exhausting her that hasn't yet been found.

    Among the ASD youngsters I work with, tiredness is not at all uncommon and I presume, a lot of the time, that it has to do with uncontrolled brain activity.  Who knows, though? And if it is, maybe it can be controlled a little, enough maybe to make your lives a little easier?

    Warmest best wishes,

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  • Hello Sunshine.

    Change doc.  At least get another opinion.  Maybe this is how your daughter is and how she is meant to be, bless her, but maybe something is exhausting her that hasn't yet been found.

    Among the ASD youngsters I work with, tiredness is not at all uncommon and I presume, a lot of the time, that it has to do with uncontrolled brain activity.  Who knows, though? And if it is, maybe it can be controlled a little, enough maybe to make your lives a little easier?

    Warmest best wishes,

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