tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post5975110086799490232..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: The worse screaming night everSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-79241834548075432892013-07-26T08:07:52.297-04:002013-07-26T08:07:52.297-04:00I'm very late in answering you, House of D! J...I'm very late in answering you, House of D! Janey didn't really have screaming nights like this until she was 3 or so, if you don't count her colic, which was pretty bad. She was colicky until about 3 months---not as colicky as her brother Freddy had been (and Freddy is completely neurologically typical). Even from age 3 to about 5, sleep was usually not a terrible issue. The sleep has gotten tougher as she has gotten older.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-53595702722309709722013-05-27T11:45:05.428-04:002013-05-27T11:45:05.428-04:00im re-reading this after last night having been aw...im re-reading this after last night having been awoken by my daughter screaming and crying for no apparent reason, but my daughter is 16 mos, dis this happen to Janey as early as this? if not when did she first start having restless nights like these?House Of D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07923772187417571612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-31428271159666609062013-01-16T01:33:32.543-05:002013-01-16T01:33:32.543-05:00Agreed not fair at all.
On the subject of sleep, ...Agreed not fair at all.<br /><br />On the subject of sleep, do you give Janey any medications? The Dev Ped who diagnosed Willow recommended we give her melatonin to help her sleep. We haven't as of yet, but I'm curious if other people have had experience with it. I know AD gives it to his son and says it works wonders. Also, have you ever tried/heard of a weighted blanket? I've also heard that these work wonders. I've been looking at one for Willow but they are pretty pricey. I'll bite the bullet if I'm relatively sure it will benefit Willow, but I still need to get more info. I've read lots of good reviews on amazon saying that it helps kids sleep. Don't know if Janey is into the deep pressure & sensory stuff, but Willow is.<br /><br />This is totally off topic so I apologize, but I just started thinking about it when I was reading this post.<br /><br />As for the actual screaming, I'm wondering if it could be triggered by anxiety? Has Janey received any other diagnoses in addition to autism? I know anxiety is common in individuals with ASD.1 out of 64https://www.blogger.com/profile/16270895599236462343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-26517454187189081102013-01-12T14:37:48.204-05:002013-01-12T14:37:48.204-05:00I had thought of the Nutella! Janey is extremely ...I had thought of the Nutella! Janey is extremely sensitive to anything with caffeine, including chocolate. It's the one food issue we've consistently seen with her. This latest episode started a little before the Nutella, and is lasting quite a while after it, but it's still something to think about. That's something with the tangerines! Do other citrus fruits bother her, or just those? I had also thought it might be constipation, but that is not the case this time. I am going to go back and try to recreate through this blog what has caused other spells like this. Some of them are seasonal, but January isn't usually the season, or at least that's how I'm remembering it right now! Thanks for the hugs and support---they help A VERY LOT!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-78714818723182619252013-01-12T12:16:19.757-05:002013-01-12T12:16:19.757-05:00I'm so sorry to hear that :( it sounds very ha...I'm so sorry to hear that :( it sounds very hard. On your last post somebody advised a "crying diary", have you ever thought of that? Its totally different but we did one when Sophie had persistant stomach problems. She was already on gluten, dairy free, but they still continued, intermittenly. Thanks to our food diary we finally realized she reacted to tangerines. Every time. You also mentioned she had nutella.. Could that set her off? Sophie is very sensitive to cocoa as well. Just some ideas, but mostly hugs... I can't imagine how awful that was. Sophie's Trainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774177895296697594noreply@blogger.com