Let's Go Swimming!!!!!!!! / lack of sleep

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Hi all, I am new to this list I have a two and a half

year old girl ( Sonja ) with autism, first I'm sorry

about all the mess but I am curious about the

lack of sleep issue in your house. I am SOOOO sleep

deprived here I almost can't stand it any more.

Sonja will do really well for a few days then for

about a week or two she only sleeps 4 hours a night I

just don't understand how she can have so much energy

with no sleep.

So I'm wondering is this an autistic thing? how many

other children aren't sleeping and what things the

mom's and dad's have done to help??

Theresa

--- 62864@... wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> I just wanted to appologize to all who have

> emailed me and I was unable

> to answer your posts. I was literally under water.

> My daughter has been

> running on 36 hour shifts, she is awake for 36

> hours and then sleeps for 8.

> I was hoping she would sleep longer, in fact I was

> counting on it. So much

> so that I decided to actually sleep in my bed with

> my dh. MISTAKE!! It

> seems my angelic 71/2 year old daughter did not

> sleep the full 8 hours and

> pulled a chair over to the sink, she proceeded to

> stop the double sink from

> draning using a dish rag and towel, and then turned

> the water on. It

> apparently was boring her because she went off to

> tear up several magazines

> and then went back to sleep. My dh and I were in our

> sleep deprived comas and

> heard nothing. So you guessed it, FLOOD!!!!!!!!

> I heard a noise around

> 12:30am, I went down staires to find my daughter

> asleep. That is when I

> heard the sink running. I was heading out to the

> kitchen when I slipped and

> fell on the dining room rug. Yep, SATURATED!!!!!

> Long story short, after 7 hours of shop vacing,

> throwing away all

> perishable items that were locked in floor cabinets,

> throwing away many

> personal belongings that were under the steps of the

> basement in boxes (

> had broken a few so I packed away the rest for safe

> keeping), throwing out

> the basement rugs, and several changes of clothes

> later, my rugs are only

> damp in the dining room and what spread to the

> living room. It is not like I

> can call the insurance company I don't think they

> insure for " autistic

> children's love of water " . LOL

> My new lesson learned is to shut off the water

> valves to each sink before

> I fall asleep. The second is I go back to the air

> mattress on the living

> room floor, no more lounging in a bed. The third we

> call Children's Hospital

> on Wednesday and we seek additional alternatives to

> induce sleep. All

> medication we have tried so far has not worked. I

> cross my fingers there is

> still something out there to try.

> It is ironic I am hosting our family fun day for

> my parent group at the

> water park. Who has to pay $21.00 when I had an

> event in my home that will

> cost me hundreds to replace items. Never let it be

> said the 's do

> anything small!!! I hope you all have a great 4th

> of July!!!! Talk to you

> all soon.

>

> From the Swamp,

> , Philadelphia

>

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