DS, 7, from the age of about 2 has been a good sleeper (which has more than made up for 2 years of no sleep!).
His sensory issues have meant that he always insists on the room being pitch black and he likes the door shut, in order for him to wind down and fall asleep.
About 2 weeks ago he started waking up screaming, shaking and covered in sweat in the early hours, crying about 'pink sparks with nasty faces on' coming towards him. Some nights it's vampires trying to bite him. On 4 occasions he's either wet himself or has been about to, which again is not usual for him.
He struggles to settle and has started getting stressed at bed time, crying and begging not to have to go to bed. We've started to stay with him until he's calmed down, but he's still waking up. The last two mornings I've found him in the bottom bunk in the DD's room, curled up with DD1, unaware that he's even been up in the night!
SENCO has noted he's even harder to engage at school lately and his attention span is even worse than usual, however he's far less tearful at school than usual?
Really not sure what to do or if I should speak to GP? He's ASD, dyspraxia and has sensory processing issues. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Nightmares and night waking in a previously good sleeper, what to do?
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FlyingFig · 23/11/2012 09:43
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