ARGH we are having such a rough time atm....

Weighted things, we love our weighted things in our house!!! I made a giant wheat bag and put a head, arms and legs on it and she had a "cuddle friend". I used 1.5kg wheat and added some stuffed animal stuffing in it. It was summer and she wouldn't use a blanket at night, so I made this to drape over her abdomen. I also have a weighted snake from sensorytools that drapes over her shoulders as she wouldn't wear the vest. She loves it, we also have a weighted turtle to pop on her lap at school or at night in front of the telly.

If M won't sleep at night, I will often lay on her legs and she falls straight to sleep. Its all part of the sensory processing disorder which is common amongst ASD kiddos. When she is trying to rest, she feels as though she is floating and dizzy which then makes it impossible to lay still... the weight gives them grounding and its awesome.