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. 

Xx

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  • There is an extraordinary resilience amongst the autists I know. I def came up with some theories when very young about survivng, but also i think my autism created a self sufficiency in me becausei struggled in so many ways, and that self sufficiency and stamina has endured. I somehow stay hopeful.

    But I also see my self sufficiency makes me less available to people, and i can see with my mate that his ability to push through can also mean he pushes through when it'd be better to face up.

    But yeah, well done on keeping going.

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