Sleep!

My 11 year old son has ASD, he's never been good at settling at night but over the last few months it's got a lot worse. He suffers badly with anxiety and has several panic attacks while trying to go to sleep. It's taking on average almost 4 hours for him to go to sleep every night. I sit with him, comfort him, limit screen time before bed, I'm not sure what else I can try. I've read about the weighted blankets but have seen mixed reviews.

Any advice would be really appreciated. 

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  • nothing was working for me. I pretended I intended to sleep, but the moment I heard everyone settled in their beds in their rooms I was moving desk lamp under duvet and reading books under duvet until birds started to sing outside, especially since I discovered public library when I was 9.

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  • nothing was working for me. I pretended I intended to sleep, but the moment I heard everyone settled in their beds in their rooms I was moving desk lamp under duvet and reading books under duvet until birds started to sing outside, especially since I discovered public library when I was 9.

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