Help!

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Hello...

My name is Sue and I am a fairly new member! I have a 17 year old with severe nonverbal autism and adhd. I also have 3 other younger children, 2 of which have disorders. I am requesting information from everyone from this group. Maybe suggestions or advice? My 17 year old doesn't sleep for more then 3-5 hours at night, and then does several thing randomly. He wakes up his 3 and 5 year old siblings anywhere from midnight until 4 am and they don't go back to sleep (so I don't get to go to sleep). Or he binges thru the cabinets and fridge to get food or juice. Or he goes thru the house looking for newspapers, books, maps, whatever he can read, and making a lot of noise and messes along the way. Or he goes into his sleeping brother's room and binges thru his book bag or goes into the closet (we use my 12 year old's closet as a storage closet), and makes a mess....Then after doing 1 or all of the above, he goes back to bed, and sleeps for another 3-5 hours. Then wakes up and goes to school. He takes melatonin to help him sleep, but apparently it's not working or not working enough. Like he woke up at 3:00 this morning and I gave him 6mg of melatonin and now he's asleep again, but my 3 and 5 year old are awake. Any suggestions on this matter would be greatly appreciated and totally thankful! Thank you. I don't post a lot (mainly because I have a very choatic and busy life sometimes), but want to say I love this group! It's very supportive and informative!

Have a great Friday and look forward to hearing from everyone!

Hugs and Blessings,Sue'Wife to: JimMom to: 17 (severe nonverbal autism, developmental delays and adhd ) 12 (early onset bipolar disorder, adhd, and possible ODD) 5 (developmental delay and adhd)na 3 (totally average girl with no disabilities, delays or disorders so far Thank God!!)