Re: sleep

[Guest guest]

Sleeping patterns are a tricky thing. It could be related to hormones...or is

just the emergence of her own sleep needs. Is she sleeping during the day at

all? Has she become more energenic all together, or is it just the later

sleeping time that has changed?

 

There are medications out there that can help with sleeping problems; however,

with children I think it is best to seek out other alternatives. You can try to

increase her physical activity to include more areobic type activities that may

help her feel more tired and need more sleep.

 

Developing a bedtime routine can be very helpful. Warm fluids can be calming, if

there are no issues with bed wetting. However, if this is an issue of her only

needing a lessor amount of sleep, you may find yourself up at odd times of the

night when her body decides it has had enough sleep.

 

Good luck!

Subject: sleep

To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women

Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 12:40 PM

 

Tried to search under this topic but no luck ( I assume it's me not the board !

)

Just wondering if people here have some information about what worked for them

My 12 yr old has started not going to sleep until 11pm or later(instead of

9.30ish as before ) and still wakes up between 6.30 and 7.30am.

and she keeps me awake also ----which is wearing me out since I have my own

sleeping issues plus have to get up at 6am and need AT LEAST 8 hrs

I've seen recomends re melatonin but that is not available in Australia

I'm trying herbal sleep tablets with her with little success (quitens a bit but

not sleeping earlier ) i.e. valerian/passionflo wer/hops etc combination

any good tips ?

thanks

Helen

[Guest guest]

My HFA daughter is now 11. When she was 9, I took her to a children's hospital

for an overnight sleep study. I would highly reccomend it. I have also done

sleep studies myself. Both places said that many people with sleep disorders

have low iron, which we both do. I wouldn't take iron without being tested

first though. We were also told to take melatonin. If you can't get it there,

get it online. It helps a ton.

My daughter was disgnosed with Alpha-Delta sleep, Insomnia, and mild Obstructive

Apneas. I have Sleep Phase Delay Syndrome, and Central Sleep Apnea.

Hope this has been some help.

Have a great day,

~C~

[Guest guest]

sleep can be of greatly altered for me to the negative side.. but my normal

patttern is of 4-6 hours of broken sleep as the average but if getting sick it

will be of 2 hours like from 10-12 at night and then awake until 5-6 am and then

sleep another 1-2 hours. so for me when sleep is of very altered for me it means

my body is of sick and not yet aware of where or of what.

sondra

[Guest guest]

got some Melatonin - have used for 2 days but at too low a dose - instructions

say 3 tablets (3mg per tablet) before bed and i was only giving 1 .

She is not going to sleep before midnight at the moment - it's been Ok while on

school holidays ( I'm in Australia) but school goes back and she will have to be

up at 7am . I have tried getting her to put her music away by 9.30pm but she is

staying awake and then putting it back on - if I remove it then she turns on the

TV ( no TV after 7 pm rule has worked for ages )and then has tantrums later - so

I am letting her listen to music in her room (not loud and just things like abba

) - not ideal but stops her getting upset .

Hoping things improve with the melatonin soon - how long did it take for others

to see results?

thanks

>

> My HFA daughter is now 11. When she was 9, I took her to a children's

hospital for an overnight sleep study. I would highly reccomend it. I have

also done sleep studies myself. Both places said that many people with sleep

disorders have low iron, which we both do. I wouldn't take iron without being

tested first though. We were also told to take melatonin. If you can't get it

there, get it online. It helps a ton.

>

> My daughter was disgnosed with Alpha-Delta sleep, Insomnia, and mild

Obstructive Apneas. I have Sleep Phase Delay Syndrome, and Central Sleep Apnea.

>

> Hope this has been some help.

>

> Have a great day,

> ~C~

>

[Guest guest]

2 things to share on

one for me the melatonin was of an instant change for me I to take of 3 to 6 mgs

a night depends on the need, but fall asleep within an hour of taking it. and

will sleep much good for 4 hours or so but without it will sleep of not good

with multiple wakings and disrupted sleep.

for me and I to suspect of you daughter the music and or TV is of a tool to

filter out the back ground noise and is of a need for her to calm , regulate and

fall asleep like a comforter that soothes. so when removed from her it causes a

severe panic because her tool to find sleep has and calm has been of removed.

sometimes these items can be of like white noise to some of us and is of helpful

and it appears she uses them as tools and self adapting to cause the noise that

is of causing her anxiety and stress to the point of no sleep.

I would be of to allow of her the music but a low volume and with lights off at

a certain time.

sondra

[Guest guest]

thanks - have used 5mg melatonin capsules (full strenth from prescription ) and

let her have music only low volume and it WORKS .

She has gone to sleep within 1 hour and slept all night

(and I got more sleep too so ...happy dance !!)

Helen

>

>

>

> 2 things to share on

>

> one for me the melatonin was of an instant change for me I to take of 3 to 6

mgs a night depends on the need, but fall asleep within an hour of taking it.

and will sleep much good for 4 hours or so but without it will sleep of not good

with multiple wakings and disrupted sleep.

>

> for me and I to suspect of you daughter the music and or TV is of a tool to

filter out the back ground noise and is of a need for her to calm , regulate and

fall asleep like a comforter that soothes. so when removed from her it causes a

severe panic because her tool to find sleep has and calm has been of removed.

>

> sometimes these items can be of like white noise to some of us and is of

helpful and it appears she uses them as tools and self adapting to cause the

noise that is of causing her anxiety and stress to the point of no sleep.

>

> I would be of to allow of her the music but a low volume and with lights off

at a certain time.

>

> sondra

>

[Guest guest]

Helen so happy it is of a good outcome for her , also remember it may be of to

stop working after he body becomes acustom to it so try to use it for school

nights and a lower dose for weekends.

sondra