Needs help!

[lucylovestiffany]

Hi i need some help, my daughter has got Autism and she hardly sleep anyway but with the heat and the sun going down later and it not getting dark my daughter say she will not sleep until the sun goes down.And because she goes to school she don't want to get up and i have problem getting her out of bed. has anyone got any advice to help me get her to settle her I've tried the bath just before bed.... please i really need to help her settle

Blackout blinds?

How old is your dd?

Hi there,

We have moved your thread over to our Special Needs: Children topic where there are others who may be or have been in your situation who may be able to offer some advice and support.

Best wishes

Rebecca
MNHQ

Some people on the board with children who cant sleep use Melatonin. It is normally released in the body but for some reason is lacking in children with autism. It is the chemical that tells the body to shut down and sleep (I think)

I would post something asking about sleep problems and Asd and see if you get more answers.

Good luck

How old is dd? I have a ds and a dd with autism who don't sleep well. I don't use medication and the rule is they stay in their room if the door is shut but basically it doesn't matter when they go to sleep because I will get them up for school regardless. With dd eventually it takes its toll and she has a good night or two with ds it makes no difference because he only needs about two hours sleep a night anyway.