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dont laugh but ds 6y still falls out of bed

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trace2 · 02/12/2008 17:35

he as aspergers and hes my 3rd child out of 4 and hes the only one who as no idea when hes falling out or falls out so goes with a thud! iv put his bed guard back on ,one day hes going to hurt him self.

could it be the aspergers?

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Tclanger · 02/12/2008 18:21

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trace2 · 02/12/2008 18:46

thank god its not just him, i thought i was doing some thing wrong

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magso · 02/12/2008 19:22

Ds (9) has asd and walks into lamp posts, doors, and bumps into other people. I do not know if it his poor spacial awareness, or his sensory difficulties! He has a bed (Ikea) with a lip on it, but falls out in ordinary beds!

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MadLyCarrolingChristmasMouse · 02/12/2008 21:09

why would anyone laugh Trace2?

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feelingbitbetter · 02/12/2008 22:34

I used to do this a lot as a child and a teenager (I'm NT). i used to have cushions and bean bags by the side of my bed (other side against the wall) piled up a bit so I would land on them and gently-ish roll on to the floor. I grew out of it by my late teens. I also have problems with spacial awareness (lamp posts a problem, but leople OK)- door frames are a particular problem for some reason. Can't understand why as they never move. Unlike doors which I have no problem with. .
Anyway, my point is it could well be the Aspergers, but it might not be too. Not much help, is it?

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magso · 02/12/2008 22:35

Ah yes TC. Ds is into bear hugs that can knock people off their feet too - and he breaks pencils/toys by holding too hard. Went to a 'meeting your childs sensory needs' day (NAS Help 2) and came to the conclusion that ds must be short on propriocepton! (The feedback mechanism within muscles and joints to tell the body where everything is). I think sensory differences (over/ under sensitive) are common features of ASDs. I am working my way through 'The out-of-sync child has fun' at present.
So Trace I think you are right!

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magso · 02/12/2008 22:39

Sorry crossposted. I think I should have said commonly occur with asd (comorbid) FBB.

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trace2 · 03/12/2008 09:05

because my family have laughted at him for falling out of bed and so as some mums at school when i told them, so now i dont tell them anything as they dont understand just like when they get on at him for not talking to them or looking them in the eye! i told them we got dx for dx thats what he does it, they just said dont make excusers its just our j

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Marne · 03/12/2008 12:19

Dd1 (almost 5) still has her bed guard, she has Aspergers and is also a heavy sleeper and moves around alot in her sleep.

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troutpout · 03/12/2008 12:25

Yes it probably is. Ds (11) still occasionally falls out

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