In the past week, Dominic has woke up at 5:00 a.m. about four times. He normally wakes up between 7-7:30 a.m. It would be great if he would go back to bed for an hour or two, but instead he goes downstairs to the family room. He has been going to bed about the same time, so it's a bit of a mystery as to what is going on. When he has woke up early in the past, it's usually because he is going through a growth spurt. I'm not 100% sure that is the case now, since he has also been having some behavior issues at school. A while back, he ran out of the cafeteria during lunch and one of the aides had to chase him down. It wouldn't have been so bad, but he had a mouthful of food! His teacher and I have been in close contact to see if there is any kind of pattern, since Dominic has been on the same dosage of Ritalin for a few years. I sometimes think that his ADHD is the bigger issue than his Autism. Since he does take medication, we see his ...
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