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  1. Hi all

     

    Thanks for the replies, i've found them very helpful :) it is quite hard because autism is so complex to say that he may be HFA when older...

     

    elun1 : thanks for that, my son seems like he understands alot more lately but he is a cheeky little rascal :lol: its lovely to hear your niece is doing so well :)

     

    Lucas: Thats very interesting and quite surprising to me! quite upsetting for higher functioning autistics who are misunderstood :(

     

    Bid: Don't worry I completely understand what you mean! :) to be honest its hard not to enjoy him :wub: hes such a gorgeous little boy with a huge personality, he lights up the room :wub: I have to say though, 2 years ago was much harder for us when me and his dad seperated and I found everything so overwhelming on my own...still feel guilty that I couldn't enjoy him as much as I should of :(

     

    The future is scary but I think I will have a chat with his ed psych/teacher/speech therapist and see what they say...

     

    Thanks :D


  2. If a child of 5 is considered low functioning, non verbal, still in nappies etc etc can the become high functioning? :unsure:

    I mean what is the likelihood of him being this way as an adult?

    I am a single parent so it is just me and ds, he gets all my attention and he is quite interactive and loves having my attention, he definately likes to be around people he likes :clap:

    Just a general question as I do stress about the future an awful lot :(


  3. ryansmum - Sorry I just jumped to conclusions with the 'stress' thing I just thought thats what weighted blankets where used for, it sounds like a very good idea. After the easter break I'll be asking our multi sensory centre if we can borrow one and see how it goes ;)

     

    cariad - thanks for that, we do have a routine but it does go a bit out of the windows every now and again(eg he has a nap in the day - then he doesnt go asleep!) Is there any reason why the light is green, is it more calming? :)

     

    caz2007 - yes we did, we've been a few times and he has offered medication but im not sure if i want that for him :wacko: as i dont know if he actually NEEDS the extra sleep? or if its just me who needs it :lol:


  4. Thanks everyone thats been a great help, he doesn't seem tired at all through the day...he hardly even sits down :o

    im tired but hey such is being a parent lol

    I was worried maybe it might not be enough sleep but it seems it is so thats cool :)

    Thanks again x


  5. Hello everyone

     

    Just wondering if your a parent of a child with autism how much sleep they have? ds does not sleep very well at all, he goes asleep about 9 after bedtime routine...bath/story etc but at 12 hes up again until at least 3 then sleeps til 6 then hes ready for the day, is this quite a common trait of autism?

    Also to anyone who has ASD and sleep probs why do you think this is? is there too much noise or don't you need as much sleep?

    just want to find out if i can do anything to help him sleep better? :D

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