Toddler with autism bedsharing
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I wish I knew I have a 9 yr with autism and never experienced that. Because my son loves to sleep . In his bed and be alone basically . And when he with his siblings and they start to bother him he can get violent. As in hitting kicking that sort of thing. And on top of that he has adhd . So he's a hard child. Not impossible but can be hard at times
I had night terrors as a kid and it was horrific being alone, I never slept. I trained myself to stay awake to avoid them and the fear put my body in fight or flight. The sleep deprivation led to health issues early on. My son’s night terrors started at 15 months (doctor confirmed that’s what it was). And he has now been sleeping with us and probably will until he outgrows it so we don’t repeat what happened to me. Kids shouldn’t be alone and scared at night. They do grow out of it though, so as a parent of a child with this issue as well as a former child with night terrors who suffered the ramifications of being alone with it, I would advise to keep him in your room until he grows out of it.
@Dominique I wasn’t a “hard child” nor is anyone else who is neurodivergent. We simply need respect, love, and understanding. When people don’t have that (like my parents), then it’s assumed that we’re “hard”. Authoritarian parenting doesn’t work for neurodivergent kids. We need cooperative parenting. Basically, how would someone like to be treated in a nursing home?
I was leaning towards keeping her in bed with me as I agree the thought of forcing her to be alone with this feels wrong on every level. Thank you all for your input!!(:
I’m AuADHD and bedshared with my parents for about seven years. My kids are neurodivergent and bedshare with me now ☺️