So, today's video was insomnia with autism. While he may have made some good points, he colossally ignored other things. He says that Abbie's sleep problems have to do with her particular mindset and energy levels - or something along those lines. He completely ignores that she often naps when she gets home from school and (it has been mentioned multiple times in past videos) there have been times they've picked her up from JSA and asked how her day went and the teacher said she slept for a cpl hours. So, if Abbie is taking one to two naps almost every day -- it's no wonder she stays awake until 4:30 or 5:00am! Then she has to get ready and go to school around 7:30am and it starts all over again. Asa talks about her meds and says sometimes they just don't work. Not because she's gotten bigger or the fact that she's been on the same dosage for years now and more than likely built a tolerance to that dose. No, it's because sometimes her mindset just won't allow her to sleep.
He basically says that insomnia is a common problem for people on the autism spectrum and that's why Abbie has sleep issues.
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Yeah, that King of Autism crown he holds on his head, is starting to become a little to tight..
He is so delusional. If one of my children was doing that, without reason, I would be on the phone figuring it out. Of course, all these naps have interrupted her natural sleep pattern..
First, she shouldn’t be napping at school and home. Also, if she is napping, it should be limited to a certain amount of time (no more than an hour) and if it is at school, then they need to let the parents know if they took a nap or not and log it...
Lastly, they need to talk to the doctor and increase her sleep meds, at least for a short time, to get her to sleep and back on a traditional schedule..
Yes, kids on the Autism Spectrum can get their days/nights turned around, from holidays, time change, vacations, etc. Sometimes there is no reason too... We look for signs and then we work to get them back onto a traditional wake/sleep schedule as fast as possible..
Gosh, she needs a sleep specialist because her parents don’t have a clue... Any neurologist that specializes in sleep medicine could explain this to them..