Published on 12, July, 2020
Can people give me some advice how to help your child sleep at night cause my son finds it really hard to switch off so some advice would be gratefully appreciate on any suggestions
My child was the same, nothing really helped until I found melatonin. Although you may need a prescription for it (Not sure lately if this is still so), it is a supplement of a naturally occurring brain chemical. We used to find him out in the garden at 1.30 in the morning and it was a nightmare for years and then when he was about 10 we discovered Melatonin. Read up on it and see what you think. As a lifetime poor sleeper I have been taking it for years myself and I wouldnt be without it. No bad side effects, potentially some dependence but its cheap to buy and has many benefits such as being a strong anti inflammatory.
This can be a biological problem, but helped by engaging mentally with strategies to calm and sooth the mind. First, it can be smart to make sure he's mentally working to his capacity during the day - it's similar to a workout for the brain. If it's not exhausted, we're making calculations into the wee hours of the morning.
I read to my son a LOT at night and so long as it didn't excite his philosophical inquiry, it helped him get lost in a phantasy and fall asleep.
While the human brain works at incredible speeds, the Autistic and ADHD brain can explode with all kinds of wild. As younglings, it can be overwhelming. When harnessed, it can be a strength, as a potential and help us into excellent careers.
Good nutrition/wellness and even supplements can help. A children's Nootropics and multi in the morning and a magnesium spray at night. Foods which help promote GABA can help calm a lit-up brain moving at laser speed when it should be sleeping.