child who sleeps with head covered

[Guest guest]

My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

,

I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew out

of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll in

college

> My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

> his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

My son sleeps with no covers (he kicks them off), but most nights when

we peek in on him he has a pillow on his head. Talk about lack of

oxygen! Ah, sensory needs....

Anne

>

> My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part

of

> his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am still alive..so I guess it is not really harmful. Just scary to

mom's. I did find this listed as a mercury symptoms when researching

amalgams. From what I read, people with mercury do this to help

regulate body temp without realizing that is the reason they do it.

Since removing my fillings and beginning chelation I no longer

require the covers over my head. It is a way to keep warm, and I

never realized that was why I did it. Honor Roll here too!

>

> ,

>

> I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew

out

> of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll

in

> college

>

>

>

> > My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no

part of

> > his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> > Thanks!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My autistic son does the same thing.i will have get up in the night. to uncover

his face I,m always afraid he will suffocate .can,t let him have a pillow

because he will put that over his face.That always worrys me ,but he has done

that since he was very young,he is now 16 and atill does

that..................Bremda

Jan <paxlforme@...> wrote: I am still alive..so I guess it is not

really harmful. Just scary to

mom's. I did find this listed as a mercury symptoms when researching

amalgams. From what I read, people with mercury do this to help

regulate body temp without realizing that is the reason they do it.

Since removing my fillings and beginning chelation I no longer

require the covers over my head. It is a way to keep warm, and I

never realized that was why I did it. Honor Roll here too!

>

> ,

>

> I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew

out

> of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll

in

> college

>

>

>

> > My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no

part of

> > his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> > Thanks!

> >

>

---------------------------------

Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Small

Business.

[Guest guest]

>

> My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

> his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> Thanks!

>

>

My son does this also (his nt brother sleeps totally uncovered), and at

times it has concerned me, so if I see he has wrapped himself into a

cocoon, I try to unwrap him a bit. The main time it concerns me a lot

is when he has a high temp, I try to avoid temp reducing medicine, and

so my husband normally goes in the bunk bed, so Kieran sleeps with me,

so that I can uncover him periodically during the night. Most of the

time though I don't worry too much about it.

Sue

[Guest guest]

Two of my three kids do this. One sleeps with the blankets wrapped

almost in cocoon fashion (daughter who's NT/gifted), and one sleeps

with the blankets loosely over his head (son on the spectrum). I

sleep with a pillow on my head -- but I sleep on my side and my face

is not covered. I can get air. It's more about keeping my ears covered

(sound muffled) than about being " cocooned, " at least for me.

DH thinks it's hilarious that my " getting ready to sleep " routine

starts when the pillow is on the ear. ;-)

Take care,

>

> ,

>

> I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew out

> of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll in

> college

>

>

>

> > My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

> > his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> > Thanks!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

sounds sensory to me but i feel harmless. my oldest nt daughter does this and

she is a school psych...

vicki

ljkporter <lkporter91@...> wrote:

Two of my three kids do this. One sleeps with the blankets wrapped

almost in cocoon fashion (daughter who's NT/gifted), and one sleeps

with the blankets loosely over his head (son on the spectrum). I

sleep with a pillow on my head -- but I sleep on my side and my face

is not covered. I can get air. It's more about keeping my ears covered

(sound muffled) than about being " cocooned, " at least for me.

DH thinks it's hilarious that my " getting ready to sleep " routine

starts when the pillow is on the ear. ;-)

Take care,

>

> ,

>

> I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew out

> of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll in

> college

>

>

>

> > My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

> > his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> > Thanks!

> >

>

---------------------------------

How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.

[Guest guest]

This is a freightening memory for me! My 4 year old started this when

we put her in a big bed at 3. She was scared and covered her head

with a blanket and needed the closet light on. I figured she would

push off the blanket when she could not breath. About 2 hours later I

went to check on her and the blanket was still over her head (fleece

blanket). She had her hands over it too. I pulled it off and she was

sweaty. She woke up and wanted the blanket over her head. I always

worried but she wanted it covered. I switched to a blanket with holes

in it and then to a sheet. When she got sick and needed a humidifier

to breath I insisted she not cover her head because she needed to

breath. It finally occured to her that she needed to breath and she

could not breath under the sheet very well. My advice is try to stop

this. Offer an eye cover if your child is willing. I noticed my

daughter seemed more autistic after 3 years old. I hope it was not

because of the blanket.

>

> My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part

of

> his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, a sensory thing. My NT daughter did this from the time she was 18

months and she is 6 now and sometimes does it. My 4 year old ASD son loves to

do this too, so I'm going to try and make him a weighted blanket. What is

REALLY sad is that I started putting a pillow over my head (mostly ears) so I

wouldn't hear my husband snore, and now I like the secure feeling it brings me!

vicki magee <vickila1@...> wrote: sounds sensory to me but i feel

harmless. my oldest nt daughter does this and she is a school psych...

vicki

ljkporter <lkporter91@...> wrote:

Two of my three kids do this. One sleeps with the blankets wrapped

almost in cocoon fashion (daughter who's NT/gifted), and one sleeps

with the blankets loosely over his head (son on the spectrum). I

sleep with a pillow on my head -- but I sleep on my side and my face

is not covered. I can get air. It's more about keeping my ears covered

(sound muffled) than about being " cocooned, " at least for me.

DH thinks it's hilarious that my " getting ready to sleep " routine

starts when the pillow is on the ear. ;-)

Take care,

>

> ,

>

> I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew out

> of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll in

> college

>

>

>

> > My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

> > his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> > Thanks!

> >

>

---------------------------------

How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.

[Guest guest]

Pillow on the side of the head! How hilarious..I do this too, and

people think I am strange. But I do it to block out noise so I can

fall asleep. I think my adrenal problem has made me more sensitive

to noise that I was years ago. When I was a kid I put the covers up

around my head/ear, and only my face stuck out to breath. But I did

that because I could not get warm otherwise. So I was cocoon as a

kid, and now it's pillow on the head.

Definitely sensory.

I guess they list it on the amalgam side effect sheet because metal

people do this. Probably because we all have sensory and body warmth

issues due to metals disrupting our adrenals and thyroids. I know

the body warmth problem has gone away with my fillings removed. The

sensory is getting better with adrenal support and chelation.

Or maybe...we just all have our own little odd ways of sleeping.

My son preferred the cocoon right from birth, my daughter would cry

if you swaddled her up.

> >

> > ,

> >

> > I slept that way my entire childhood. I guess as an adult I grew

out

> > of it, lol. It didn't cause me any harm. I made the honor roll

in

> > college

> >

> >

> >

> > > My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no

part of

> > > his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> > > Thanks!

> > >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> How low will we go? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone

call rates.

>

>

[Guest guest]

YOU MIGHT FIND AN ANSWER HERE.

Sound Sensitivity: A Summary of Possible Causes

Sound sensitivity has been discussed in previous issues of The Sound

Connection and is a topic of continuing interest since this problem

is experienced by many individuals who have developmental disorders.

It is also seen in some individuals as an isolated problem with no

other disabilities being present. This article will summarize

current information about causes. The causes of auditory sensitivity

can be classified into two categories: biochemical (which includes

nutritional deficiency and drug side-effects) and physiological.

It is well established that nutritional effects may result in

hypersensitive hearing. Many individuals who are deficient in

magnesium suffer from sound sensitivity, and they often experience

an improvement after receiving magnesium supplements. According to

the Autism Research Review International (1990, Vol. 4, No. 4), 20

milligrams per each 10 pounds of body weight per day, is an

appropriate amount of magnesium. Improvement would occur within a

few days if the cause of the sensitivity is a magnesium deficiency.

The use of Nutrasweet (aspartame), a popular artificial sweetener,

may also lead to hypersensitive hearing. Many chewable children's

vitamins contain aspartame as well as diet and low calorie foods.

Labels must be read in detail, as it may not be easily identified

that the product contains aspartame.

Some medications have ototoxic side-effects that may result in

auditory hypersensitivity and/or other auditory system problems such

as tinnitus and vestibular dysfunction. Dr. Guy Berard cautions

against the use of antibiotics in the aminoglycocide family,

including erythromycin, gentamicin, garamycin, neomycin, tobramycin,

etc. Other medications with known ototoxic side effects include:

Advil, aspirin (salicyclates), Benadryl, Beta blockers, Desipramine

HCI (Norpramin), Empirin, Imipramine (Tofranil), Motrin (ibuprofen),

Naltrexone (Trexan), Sel-dane, Tavist, and Tegretol. Author Elaine

Suss reports in her book, When the Hearing Becomes Hard, that

diuretics are also known for ototoxicity and must be used with

caution.

Other biochemical causes include changes in the system due to stress

and anxiety. Many people have reported increased auditory

hypersensitivity during periods of stress and anxiety, i.e., exam

week at college. Other sensory perceptions, such as tactile, taste

or smell, may also be heightened. This may be related to stress-

induced biochemical changes. Once the stress-related experience is

over, the hypersensitivity usually decreases. Nutritional stress

formulas may also be helpful.

The sensory system may also be overaroused by changes in the

person's biochemistry, including increases in toxins produced by an

overgrowth of yeast and fungus, and possibly exposures to other

toxins (e.g., heavy metals, toxic chemicals). Auditory

hypersensitivity may escalate during this exposure and may be

restored to more normal levels when the toxins are removed. Other

techniques, such as brushing therapy, joint compression and deep

pressure, can sometimes be used to help calm the nervous system

while seeking appropriate treatment for the toxins. Physiological

causes may include: damage to the auditory system through exposure

to loud noise, traumas such as whiplash, and abnormalities in

function of the brainstem or higher cortical areas. A study by

Deborah Woodward of Woodward Audiology in McLeansville, NC revealed

that in children with autism, the binaural tolerance to speech

noise, prior to AIT, was 9 to 11 dBHTL less than the monaural

tolerance level (see The Sound Connection, 1994, Vol. 2, No. 2).

This may indicate abnormal amplification in the brainstem or lack of

bilateral inhibition. A study by Collett et al., published in The

Lancet (1993, Vol. 342, pages 923-924), produced results that may

indicate an alteration in the functioning of the medial

olivocochlear (MOC) bundle which is located in the brainstem, and

may explain sound sensitivity in autistic people.

There is also speculation about a possible link between

hypersensitive hearing and the amygdala, located in the limbic

system of the brain. Dr. Margaret Bauman's research found that some

neurons in the amygdala are abnormal. There are auditory pathways to

the amygdala responsible for fear conditioning to sounds. It is

possible that the abnormal functioning in the amygdala plays a role

in the development of a dysfunctional fear response to sounds.

Perhaps AIT stimulates the amygdala in some way that reduces this

fear.

It is clear that there are many possible causes of hypersensitive

hearing. One must learn about these causes and try to determine what

might be the cause for a particular individual. If that can be

determined, an appropriate intervention can be selected. When

certain things that are possible to control have been ruled out, AIT

may be an appropriate intervention to use for decreasing sound

sensitivity.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

This article appeared in a previous issue of The Sound Connection,

1998, Vol. 5, No. 3, pages 1 & 2. The Sound Connection is the

quarterly newsletter of the Society for Auditory Intervention

Techniques (P.O. Box 4538, Salem, OR 97302, USA).

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 27/09/2006 20:46:40 GMT Daylight Time, vickila1@...

writes:

sounds sensory to me but i feel harmless. my oldest nt daughter does this

and she is a school psych...

>>>Amy Yasko mentions this on one of her DVD's - its not a good thing -

can;t rember why but something to do with higher concentrations of summat - Sam

does it soemtimes, I move the covers before I go to bed

Mandi in UK

[Guest guest]

>

> My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of

> his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?

> Thanks!

>

>

My son also does this and has since he was about 4. He says he is

scared of the dark, and that if he burrows in, he doesn't see anything,

which feels safer then hearing and seeing things in the room. For him,

it is a fear shield. He hates being alone as well, and can't go into

our basement. In his case, it is not sensory, just simple fear.

BTW, it bothers me, but he's been doing it for 6 years, and it hasn't

hurt him, so why try to change it. I did tell him.... " what are you

gonna do when you get married, sleep under the covers? " He

replied, " No, I probably won't be scared with someone sleeping with me,

so I'll stop. " So I guess this means he'll be sleeping under the

covers till he's in his 20 or 30's....LOL!

a J

[Guest guest]

I used to do this, too, and would even sleep rolled up in a futon.

S S

<p>Pillow on the side of the head! How hilarious..I do this too, and

<br>

people think I am strange. But I do it to block out noise so I can <br>

fall asleep. I think my adrenal problem has made me more sensitive <br>

to noise that I was years ago. When I was a kid I put the covers up <br>

around my head/ear, and only my face stuck out to breath. But I did <br>

that because I could not get warm otherwise. So I was cocoon as a <br>

kid, and now it's pillow on the head. <br>

Definitely sensory. <br>

I guess they list it on the amalgam side effect sheet because metal <br>

people do this. Probably because we all have sensory and body warmth <br>

issues due to metals disrupting our adrenals and thyroids. I know <br>

the body warmth problem has gone away with my fillings removed. The <br>

sensory is getting better with adrenal support and chelation. <br>

Or maybe...we just all have our own little odd ways of sleeping. <br>

My son preferred the cocoon right from birth, my daughter would cry <br>

if you swaddled her up. <br>

_______________________________________________

Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com

The most personalized portal on the Web!

[Guest guest]

Makes it more important that he have a chemical-free bed/bedding.

S S

<br>

><br>

> My ASD son always completely burrows under his covers - so no part of <br>

> his head shows. Is this unsafe - causing a lack of oxygen?<br>

> Thanks!<br>

> <br>

><br>

My son does this also (his nt brother sleeps totally uncovered), and at <br>

times it has concerned me, so if I see he has wrapped himself into a <br>

cocoon, I try to unwrap him a bit. The main time it concerns me a lot <br>

is when he has a high temp, I try to avoid temp reducing medicine, and <br>

so my husband normally goes in the bunk bed, so Kieran sleeps with me, <br>

so that I can uncover him periodically during the night. Most of the <br>

time though I don't worry too much about it.<br>

Sue<br>

<br>

</p>

</div>

<!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~-->

<span width= " 1 " style= " color: white; " ></span>

<!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEnd|**|-~-->

</body>

<!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~-->

<head>

<style type= " text/css " >

<!--

#ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px; font-family:

arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;*font-size:small;*font:x-small;}

#ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;}

#ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;}

#ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;*font-size:100%;}

#ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;}

#ygrp-text{

font-family: Georgia;

}

#ygrp-text p{

margin: 0 0 1em 0;

}

#ygrp-tpmsgs{

font-family: Arial;

clear: both;

}

#ygrp-vitnav{

padding-top: 10px;

font-family: Verdana;

font-size: 77%;

margin: 0;

}

#ygrp-vitnav a{

padding: 0 1px;

}

#ygrp-actbar{

clear: both;

margin: 25px 0;

white-space:nowrap;

color: #666;

text-align: right;

}

#ygrp-actbar .left{

float: left;

white-space:nowrap;

}

..bld{font-weight:bold;}

#ygrp-grft{

font-family: Verdana;

font-size: 77%;

padding: 15px 0;

}

#ygrp-ft{

font-family: verdana;

font-size: 77%;

border-top: 1px solid #666;

padding: 5px 0;

}

#ygrp-mlmsg #logo{

padding-bottom: 10px;

}

#ygrp-vital{

background-color: #e0ecee;

margin-bottom: 20px;

padding: 2px 0 8px 8px;

}

#ygrp-vital #vithd{

font-size: 77%;

font-family: Verdana;

font-weight: bold;

color: #333;

text-transform: uppercase;

}

#ygrp-vital ul{

padding: 0;

margin: 2px 0;

}

#ygrp-vital ul li{

list-style-type: none;

clear: both;

border: 1px solid #e0ecee;

}

#ygrp-vital ul li .ct{

font-weight: bold;

color: #ff7900;

float: right;

width: 2em;

text-align:right;

padding-right: .5em;

}

#ygrp-vital ul li .cat{

font-weight: bold;

}

#ygrp-vital a {

text-decoration: none;

}

#ygrp-vital a:hover{

text-decoration: underline;

}

#ygrp-sponsor #hd{

color: #999;

font-size: 77%;

}

#ygrp-sponsor #ov{

padding: 6px 13px;

background-color: #e0ecee;

margin-bottom: 20px;

}

#ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{

padding: 0 0 0 8px;

margin: 0;

}

#ygrp-sponsor #ov li{

list-style-type: square;

padding: 6px 0;

font-size: 77%;

}

#ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{

text-decoration: none;

font-size: 130%;

}

#ygrp-sponsor #nc {

background-color: #eee;

margin-bottom: 20px;

padding: 0 8px;

}

#ygrp-sponsor .ad{

padding: 8px 0;

}

#ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{

font-family: Arial;

font-weight: bold;

color: #628c2a;

font-size: 100%;

line-height: 122%;

}

#ygrp-sponsor .ad a{

text-decoration: none;

}

#ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{

text-decoration: underline;

}

#ygrp-sponsor .ad p{

margin: 0;

}

o {font-size: 0; }

..MsoNormal {

margin: 0 0 0 0;

}

#ygrp-text tt{

font-size: 120%;

}

blockquote{margin: 0 0 0 4px;}

..replbq {margin:4}

-->

</style>

</head>

<!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEnd|**|-~-->

</html><!--End group email -->

<p>

_______________________________________________

Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com

The most personalized portal on the Web!