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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 376164" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi illinoisgranny, I'm glad that you found us. Your grandson is fortunate to have a caring person step into his life. </p><p> </p><p>What kinds of specialists has your grandson been seen by? I'm seeing speech issues, sensory processing, behavioral issues, hyperactivity, and sleep problems. Has any main specialist such as developmental pediatrician seen him to see if there's an underlying cause? That's what I'd like to see happen for him. Sometimes when kids have a medical issue like ear infections, it is a natural tendency to blame the speech problems on the ears but if there's an actual speech problem due to neurological issues it's easy to chalk it up to the ears. </p><p> </p><p>How is his eye contact? What about play habits--does he like regular toys or prefer other kinds of things? Any random hand flapping or waving?</p><p> </p><p>Here's some information on nightmares vs. night terrors that you might want to check out.</p><p><a href="http://www.nightterrors.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nightterrors.org/</a></p><p> </p><p>A lot of parents have had good success for sleeping with Melatonin. It's a natural product that doesn't have many side effects for most kids. Also, you might look to the sensory processing and try giving him a weighted blanket or mummy sleeping bag. I have a very tactile daughter who didn't sleep well on her own until I happened to give her my sleeping bag when she had the chills from a fever. It made a huge difference for her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 376164, member: 701"] Hi illinoisgranny, I'm glad that you found us. Your grandson is fortunate to have a caring person step into his life. What kinds of specialists has your grandson been seen by? I'm seeing speech issues, sensory processing, behavioral issues, hyperactivity, and sleep problems. Has any main specialist such as developmental pediatrician seen him to see if there's an underlying cause? That's what I'd like to see happen for him. Sometimes when kids have a medical issue like ear infections, it is a natural tendency to blame the speech problems on the ears but if there's an actual speech problem due to neurological issues it's easy to chalk it up to the ears. How is his eye contact? What about play habits--does he like regular toys or prefer other kinds of things? Any random hand flapping or waving? Here's some information on nightmares vs. night terrors that you might want to check out. [URL]http://www.nightterrors.org/[/URL] A lot of parents have had good success for sleeping with Melatonin. It's a natural product that doesn't have many side effects for most kids. Also, you might look to the sensory processing and try giving him a weighted blanket or mummy sleeping bag. I have a very tactile daughter who didn't sleep well on her own until I happened to give her my sleeping bag when she had the chills from a fever. It made a huge difference for her. [/QUOTE]
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