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Hat Causes Insomnia In An Autistic Child?
My 3 year son has autism and for the past week is not sleeping at all. He refuses to listen to lay down, constantly gets out of bed to jump and make outburst. I tried everything but medications and strongly feels it is time to seek some form of medicine to calm him to sleep. At this point it is severely affecting the family.
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
Hi,
He may benefit form medication, but I also strongly recommend seeing a behavior therapist that specializes in autism spectrum issues and can take a deeper look into the problem and help with behavioral/environmental techniques.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh,
General & Family Physician
He may benefit form medication, but I also strongly recommend seeing a behavior therapist that specializes in autism spectrum issues and can take a deeper look into the problem and help with behavioral/environmental techniques.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh,
General & Family Physician
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