Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I have no clue if this is the problem, but my son had screaming episodes at age 12-18 months where only holding him upright helped. I'm convinced it was acid reflux. He regressed on to the spectrum soon after. Pam > > our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour > tantrum and just wants to be held . he wants us to stand and hold him > we cannot not sit or lay with him .I don't know if this is one of his > routines, then when the tantrum is over he will stay up for another 3 > hours, so basically he sleep maybe 3 to 4 hours a day,please help me I > need to get some sleep!!!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 > our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour > tantrum and just wants to be held . At my house, that usually meant phenol intolerance, corn intolerance, or yeast overgrowth http://www.danasview.net/phenol.htm http://www.danasview.net/yeast.htm Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Forgot to add these episodes happened in the middle of the night, usually 2-4 hours after being put to bed. Where this differs from your son is that mine would fall asleep almost immediately upon being picked up, only to start screaming again if we laid down with him or laid him back down in his crib. It broke my heart. IF it is reflux, it could be taking a hour or so for the reflux to subside and then he is just awake from all the lights and activity. Do you keep the room dark and quiet during the screaming (well, quiet would be tough). I had reflux during pregnancy. It is horrendous. I told my husband to kill me if the refulx didn't disappear after the baby was born. I can see how a child would just decompensate from the discomfort. Pam > > > > our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour > > tantrum and just wants to be held . he wants us to stand and hold him > > we cannot not sit or lay with him .I don't know if this is one of his > > routines, then when the tantrum is over he will stay up for another 3 > > hours, so basically he sleep maybe 3 to 4 hours a day,please help me > I > > need to get some sleep!!!!! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 This sounds as if it could be seizure related. 60% of autistic children have hidden seizure activity. Parents of autistic kids do need to either rule seizures as an underlying cause in or out. The sooner the better for your child. Seizures, if left untreated without the appropriate medicine, can become worse. Even fatal. If the doctor balks, you find a new doctor. > > our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour > tantrum and just wants to be held . he wants us to stand and hold him > we cannot not sit or lay with him .I don't know if this is one of his > routines, then when the tantrum is over he will stay up for another 3 > hours, so basically he sleep maybe 3 to 4 hours a day,please help me I > need to get some sleep!!!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Sounds like it could be acid reflux. Pamela " Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared. " Eddie Rickenbacker, top US fighter ace, WWI _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of ajnsylvieleblanc18 Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 10:15 PM Subject: [ ] seriously need help our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour tantrum and just wants to be held . he wants us to stand and hold him we cannot not sit or lay with him .I don't know if this is one of his routines, then when the tantrum is over he will stay up for another 3 hours, so basically he sleep maybe 3 to 4 hours a day,please help me I need to get some sleep!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 My oldest had " night terrors " at about age 3 or 4, where he sometimes woke up screaming an hour after going to bed. I eventually realized it only happened when he got too physically exhausted. Many years later, he was ID'd as gifted. Looking back on it, I think he had trouble getting enough mental stimulation and would run around and play hard trying to make up for that because he wasn't reading yet. So I think too little mental stimulation combined with too much physical stimulation caused his body to collapse into sleep from exhaustion while his mind was still going a mile minute. I think that was the cause. After I figured out that it only happened on days when he was especially exhausted, I just didn't let him do that to himself anymore and it stopped. Also, the only time my youngest just wouldn't sleep and would scream and the only thing that calmed him at all was being held was when he consumed something he was allergic to. Some food intolerances or allergies can have delayed reactions. So if he eats something in particular at about the same time most days, that could possibly be the cause. Good luck figuring this out. -- Michele talithamichele@... http://www.atraceofme.com If the base leaves, everybody loses: http://www.solanorail.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Is he verbal? Is it constant screaming/crying for 2 hours, or does he calm down while you hold him only to start up again when you try to lay him down or lay down with him? Is he on any special diet? Any new supplement additions? Pam > > our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour > tantrum and just wants to be held . he wants us to stand and hold him > we cannot not sit or lay with him .I don't know if this is one of his > routines, then when the tantrum is over he will stay up for another 3 > hours, so basically he sleep maybe 3 to 4 hours a day,please help me I > need to get some sleep!!!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 he can only say a few words like daddy, mommy go away not too much and it will only happen at night noaholiviaian <phaselow@...> wrote: Is he verbal? Is it constant screaming/crying for 2 hours, or does he calm down while you hold him only to start up again when you try to lay him down or lay down with him? Is he on any special diet? Any new supplement additions? Pam > > our 4 year old son will wake up everynight and pull a one to 2 hour > tantrum and just wants to be held . he wants us to stand and hold him > we cannot not sit or lay with him .I don't know if this is one of his > routines, then when the tantrum is over he will stay up for another 3 > hours, so basically he sleep maybe 3 to 4 hours a day,please help me I > need to get some sleep!!!!! > --------------------------------- All new - --------------------------------- Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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