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[mom2anaspie]

Hello! I'm looking for support and suggestions from other Christian parents regarding my son. He's a special little person but has been displaying signs of autism since the age of 18 months. He's now nearing 3 1/2. His biggest issue at the moment is a sleeping disorder. He's often up a few times at night and sometimes stays up for a few HOURS in the middle of the night. Also getting up at a very early hour. He doesn't nap and I suspect that some of his other little issues are more intense because of his lack of sleep. It's all very overwhelming. Any suggestions you all have are most welcome and I hope to get to know you better!

-Kat

 

[dayhiker]

Does he appear tired after spending quite a bit of the night up? Might consider that he might not need as much sleep as others. I'm usually find with 7 hrs and some nights 5 hrs is enough sleep for me.

 

[mom2anaspie]

He's tired and cranky by the afternoon....and yet he REFUSES to nap and when he DOES fall asleep (like in his highchair) he then has even BIGGER issues that next night.

 

[dayhiker]

That does sound like a pain for you!

The other thought that comes to my mind is that kids often go thru a phase of not wanting to sleep for fear of missing something. Hopefully that's your son is going thru.

dayhiker