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Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Hard Headed - Blogging Advent Calendar Day 20



Sometimes you just aren’t fast enough.

When Bianca wakes up in the middle of the night, she tends to get upset and meltdown. Who doesn’t?

Unfortunately for us though, it means she has to find a way to release the pent up energy that comes from not being able to communicate exactly what it is that is upsetting her. She will cry, kick, flail and punch… but most often her frustration manifests itself in head-butting. So when we hear Bianca get REALLY upset, we run into her room to soothe her.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Sleep and Autizzz...


Having been up since 3:00 AM, Bianca could no longer fight off the Sandman.

Irregular sleep patterns are probably one of the most challenging things an autism parent faces. As we all know, things can be stressful when dealing with meltdowns or obsessive behavior that you are trying to curb. If your child is non-verbal and can’t express his/her need… that can be stressful too. None of that is helped by a lack of sleep.