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This sets a terrible tone for the day

It was a rough night. Emmett woke up after a really bad nightmare and never went back to bed. He woke up shortly after midnight, just as Lizze and I were going to bed.  There was zero chance of getting him back to sleep and in order to prevent him from waking anyone else up, further complicating things.  As per the usual in situations like this, we moved to the living room in an effort to salvage whatever sleep I could.  My efforts were fruitless because he never went back to sleep. This of course, sets a terrible tone for the day, that I'll have to attempt to overcome. 

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July 9, 2017
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Elliott / Emmett John / My thoughts / Sleep Issues

Continuing to lose devastating amounts of sleep

It's been another horrible night. Elliott has yet to fall asleep, and that means I didn't get any sleep either. About half way through the night, Emmett joined us in the land of people who should be sleeping, but aren't.  Lizze has class in about an hour, and I'm barely able to even focus my eyes on the tablet I'm using to write this.  I'm concerned that Elliott's having so many sleepless night, even while taking Melatonin.  God help me today, I'm going to need all the help I can get. Frankly, a nap wouldn't hurt either. 

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July 3, 2017
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Can #ADHD make it difficult for kids to fall asleep? 

It's now pushing midnight as I'm writing this and Mr. Elliott is still awake. He's having the hardest time falling asleep lately. Emmett was the one struggling for so long and now that he's doing better, Elliott is trading places with him. I'm not sure what this is all about, or how to help him through this. Tonight is the first time that I'm going to leave him to his own devices, rather than take him downstairs to sleep on the couch. By own devices I mean, he has to stay on the second floor and not wake up his brother. He's all snuggled up in his bed, watching something on Netflix. This is typically what I would do if we camped out in the living room. He knows Lizze…

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January 30, 2017
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#Autism and Issues with Sleep are Killing Me

This is going to be very short and to the point.  I'm fucking exhausted. Both Elliott and Emmett are awake and show no signs of slowing down. It's currently 2 am and my body just wants to shutdown. Elliott's not been sleeping well at all since the bullying thing started up again. It may just be coincidence but that's just when this particular sleep issue began. Emmett was actually sleeping until he woke up at midnight to use the bathroom and realized Elliott was awake. I basically had a choice of making them go to their rooms and try to sleep, while I did the same or just cut my losses and move to the living room. I chose the later because it had the best chance of sleep. Elliott…

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January 22, 2017