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Huge Sleep Issues!

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Any advice would be helpful,

My son is 6 and autistic and  PDA. 

He is tired but never sleeps, he will not sleep unless I lie with him and always gets in my bed. The others copy him and then I'm up all night. 

I don't have any family help or specialist support, we haven't seem his paediatrician for a year. He's been like this nearly 5 years and I'm getting quite scared as I see the same tendencies and sleep regression in my 3 year old. 

His room is organised as he likes it, it's got good natural lighting and is very muted colours. It's as he likes it. Does anyone know what impact electronics have on autism? Like kindles or consoles? Could this be disrupting him?

Thanks in advance

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  • I’m autistic with PDA my sleep is same now as when I was 3 years old I’m 49 years old now.

     I sleep 3 hours tops never change my doctor ses I’m fit as a fiddle , so don’t worry it’s bad for him coz I’m living proof it’s not , My parents made me a pillow out of their old jumpers I could smell them and found comfort they were near me . 

    My mind set when I was going to bed was the end of a day I didn’t want to end . 

    It scared me . 

    Remember he will always need time to calm himself down . 

    Hope helps 

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  • I’m autistic with PDA my sleep is same now as when I was 3 years old I’m 49 years old now.

     I sleep 3 hours tops never change my doctor ses I’m fit as a fiddle , so don’t worry it’s bad for him coz I’m living proof it’s not , My parents made me a pillow out of their old jumpers I could smell them and found comfort they were near me . 

    My mind set when I was going to bed was the end of a day I didn’t want to end . 

    It scared me . 

    Remember he will always need time to calm himself down . 

    Hope helps 

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