My son, who is 6, going to be 7 in December, has terrible night sweats. I've made mention of his night sweating to his pediatrician, but it has never really seemed to concern him. I have tried the different types of pj's, etc. but my poor kiddo is so sweaty he wakes up with his pillow soaked, his head is soaked and so are his pj's - which means he really never gets a good night's sleep because he wakes up drenched. It is almost an every-night occurrence. I really need to get this under control because it's been going on since he was a baby. I am not sure if this is a common trait of children on the autism spectrum. Is there anyone with suggestions as to what may be causing the night sweating and what I can do to help prevent/control it? Thanks. M. Beth
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_sweating_hhg.htm
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Hi M. Beth, I have an Autism Website about social issues and alutism. (autismsocialsteps.com). But I wanted to tell you about another site for parents of children on the autism spectrum (cafemom.com) These parents really know their stuff, and share freely about their experiences, problems and solutions they have found. You might try that. Or I have a member perk for a free consultation, iof you want to talk. These kiddos have so many sensory issues, that the sweating is not surprising/ Sincerely, G.
M.,
My son, Luke, who is also PDD-NOS and 6 years old has the night sweats. It never occurred to me that it could be related to the diagnosis and I don't think that it is. My son HATES to be cold. So he bundles himself up so much at night that sometimes he thinks he wet himself when he wakes up. Really, it is just sweat. It doesn't matter if I put him in just a t-shirt. He will find a way to be hot. He will hide under all of the covers, put his weighted Clifford on top of him, anything to be hot. Is it possible that he is doing the same type of thing when he sleeps? With my son, some nights are worse than others and it doesn't seem to hinder his sleep at all. If possible, you may want to try limiting what is on the bed. Maybe only a flat sheet at night if he would tolerate that. Also, do you have a plastic mattress pad on the bed? If so, maybe try a cloth one. The plastics don't breath. I have been keeping my sons ceiling fan on at night just so that the air is circulating. It seems to help, however, it drove him crazy for about a week. You know, the noise! Good luck!
