Twitching in the night

[chuckeyegg]

The night before last and last night DS twitched just after falling asleep in his arms and legs. First night I just thought he was dreaming now it's happened again, I've got my knickers in a twist and have been googling and scaring myself.

DS is 4.6 and has ASD. Please help.

Thanks x

I don't know what it means but my XP (dd's dad) does this, jus about every night. Googling is often scary you often find the worst case scenario so try not to worry.

Sure someone else will be along with some advice soon. XP has no health issues btw.

Thanks for your reply, it just odd it's suddenly started. Must stop googling.

Definately googling is a bad plan! We all do it though! I don't know if you have someone you can ring for reassurance but I always ring DD's consultant if I am worried about anything, she sometimes takes a while to get back to me but its worth it as often puts my mind at rest.

My DS does this sometimes as he is falling asleep - we got worried about it (he has CP and is high risk for seizures) but his paediatrician, who is an epilepsy specialist, wasn't worried at all and said it is perfectly normal for children and indeed adults to have these twitches as they are going to sleep/in the early stages of sleep. There is a name for it - benign sleep something-or-other. I still don't like it when he does it but apparently it is nothing to worry about!

My ds always does this too, it's nothihng to worry about I shouldn't think but there's absolutely no shame in going to see the doc to get him checked out, just to put your mind at rest.

I know quite a lot about this!

myoclonic jerks whilst falling asleep are totally normal for babies, children and adults. I do it, in my experience it is accompanied by a falling sensation and a bit of anxiety.

my 2yr DS started doing it repeatedy during the day and it woke him at night. it was ridiculous, he was jerking several hundred times a day. We are still waiting for a full diagnosis, but it may be to do with a chromosomal abnormality. He doesn't have ASD, but he can be a bit anxious. The jerks themselves are painless and he can be easily snapped out of it, but then they start again.

for no apparant reason (except possibly Omega 3) the jerks are hugely better, down to say one a day, and he is sleeping like a (good) baby. We still have some behavioural concerns about him though.

I'd say your son's jerks might be connected to his ASD but unless they are waking him up/happening during the day there is nothing to consult a medical professional about.

Hope that helps.

Thank you all so much for your replies. I will have a word with the doctor.

Now I will shut the computer down and not google any more. :)