Sleep

I have been finding success with magnesium rollerball applied to the feet. Also does your child nap during the day?

Things that worked for us: *Nightlight *melatonin- short term for a few weeks to reset body clock * room temperature- working out when my son was too hot/too cold and reducing or increasing clothing/blankets. We found trying to keep the room at a steady 18 degrees Celsius helps alot * check for mouth breathing/snoring- does he wake up feeling tired? If so an ENT assessment might be in order Our son used to complain about "ducks quacking" in his ears at night. We took him to the gp a few times then referred to an ENT. They put grommets in and it greatly improved his sleep. Matress- we bought a pillow top mattress in place of the harder one we had on his bed and that helped too. Curtains- we found too much light through the window as the sun came up was making him wake up at dawn. We changed to wider/thicker Curtains. Hope this helps x

@Jocelyn no he doesn’t nap. He stopped napping around 18 months. We use magnesium drops. I’ll look into the roller ball thank you

@Lauren thank you for all the suggestions. We’ve tried most of them but maybe we just need to go to the gp. They seem to work for the first few days but then after a while it’s like he becomes tolerant to it & still wakes up.

I think kids on the spectrum all have sleep difficulties and never really outgrow it. You can do things to improve it, but I don't think it'll ever change much. I am adhd. Never slept well and still dont. My daughter, no 3, has never slept through either. Suspected adhd. She used to wake 25 times a night, now we are down to 5 times between midnight and 5am. Instead of fighting against it, do what you can and go with the flow/accept it. Sorry not what you want to hear. X