**Sleep **

My family has issues with sleep. I do not - well I do because I blame their sleeplessness for mine. We have tried every best practice.

• Hot baths

• Lavendar scrubs

• Aromatherapy

• Massages

• White noise

• Black out curtains

• Melatonin and

• Reading time

But still no relief. At some point I caved and decided that I am going to bed. But I wanted to have an explanation as to why it’s so challenging for persons with ASD to fall and stay asleep. The article below shed some light on this. I have not spoken to any family who has come up with a meaningful solution to this issue. What I can say is that if the person tasked the most does not get any rest -there is no peace. Sleep!

Sleep problems in autism, explained

		[Read Article](https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/sleep-problems-autism-explained/)