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Help and advice. I'm struggling

Sarah2030

my name is Sarah I'm 24 years old  I'm new to this so please bare with me with replies 

I'm in a rut at the moment. After a 3 year battle my son who is 4 years 6 months now has finally been diagnosed with autism. It's gone from me pleading with people to listen to me about my son. To finally having answers. I'm scared and somewhat relieved in a way. I don't even know what to do to help him. I don't really have anyone I can talk to about it. He seems to be getting worse. It's as if he knows he's been diagnosed and it's all coming out Now. 

my main worry at the moment is nighttimes. We have a routine where I read him a story (whilst a 5 minute timer is on) once I've finnished the story and the timer goes off it's time for bed. he ll go to bed but them spend the next 4 hours getting up coming up with excuses for example :

im sad mammy, I have an injury mammy , I need the toilet mammy. The list is endless 

is there any strategies parents have come up with to settle their LO 

i find myself crying most nights feeling rather depressed  it's not just the nighttime is a lot of things. But the nighttime is the main one. He also has a younger brother who is 2 and half  who also wake during the night. 

im literally only getting 1 hour sleep if a nighttime. And don't know what to do. Any help would be absolutely amazing. 

Thank you for taking the time to read this. 

Sarah xx

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  • I don't know if this would help but when my daughter was young I used to play story CDs or relaxation music CDs to her to help her to settle down.  

    I'd read to her first, and then put on a CD for her to listen to.  I'd put the CD player where it was out of reach, at the time I had a safety gate and would leave it outside the door where she couldn't touch it.

    It's probably best not to play nursery rhyme CDs as they can get a bit too lively, though I did once have a sleepy time songs CD which was good.

    Or as Karajan says, maybe a lock on the door would help, perhaps on the bedroom door, and make sure the room is safe so even if he is awake he can't do any harm.

    Do you have anyone else who could look after them for even a few hours in the daytime so you could get a sleep?

    It's important to look after yourself too, and tiredness makes things harder.  

    Hope some of this might help.

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  • I don't know if this would help but when my daughter was young I used to play story CDs or relaxation music CDs to her to help her to settle down.  

    I'd read to her first, and then put on a CD for her to listen to.  I'd put the CD player where it was out of reach, at the time I had a safety gate and would leave it outside the door where she couldn't touch it.

    It's probably best not to play nursery rhyme CDs as they can get a bit too lively, though I did once have a sleepy time songs CD which was good.

    Or as Karajan says, maybe a lock on the door would help, perhaps on the bedroom door, and make sure the room is safe so even if he is awake he can't do any harm.

    Do you have anyone else who could look after them for even a few hours in the daytime so you could get a sleep?

    It's important to look after yourself too, and tiredness makes things harder.  

    Hope some of this might help.

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