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| pixie |
Sleep Disorders In ChildrenJust found this web site while looking for info for mine who sleep walks as well as has night terrors.It looks interesting from what I've read so far. http://www.sleepnet.com/children2000.html |
| Rabid |
Ah sleep disorders. I could write a book on those I think! 
My son (high functioning autistic) barely slept as a baby (or toddler, or infant, or........... ) he would "cat nap" for maybe 20 mins at a time. Sometimes he would litereally go days without sleeping. As a parent, it was utter torture. Sleep deprivation must be one of the worst things ever. You simply cease to function as a human being. We took him to a sleep clinic, they suggested all the usual things that they tell parents: a nice bath before bed, a relaxing story etc..... Ha! what a load of hogwash! it may work with NT kids but not with ASD ones! Anyways, to cut a long story short, this experience (probably ) lead to me developing Sleep Apnea
OK I cant say for certain that the sleep deprevation caused the sleep apnea, but I wouldnt be surprised. Sleep apnea means that I stop breathing during sleep. This leads to daytime exhaustion/tiredness. It can also lead to lots of other nasties which I wont go into 
The upshot being that I now have a CPAP machine which keeps me breathing at night. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_positive_airway_pressure Ah, the joys of parenthood eh? 
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