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boysboysboys · 07-05-2008, 05:11 AM

One of my sons who has autism had trouble falling asleep too. A psychiatrist he was seeing recommended giving him melatonin. You can buy it over the counter. My son went from taking 3 hours to fall aslepp to being asleep within about 20 minutes.

07-05-2008, 05:11 AM	#3
boysboysboys Member (female) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sun Prairie WI Posts: 95	Re: SLEEP problems!! Poor eating habits, young adult with Asperger's One of my sons who has autism had trouble falling asleep too. A psychiatrist he was seeing recommended giving him melatonin. You can buy it over the counter. My son went from taking 3 hours to fall aslepp to being asleep within about 20 minutes.