Interesting information on the possible role of iron in sleep issues in autism shared on X by ARI. How do your children sleep? Which affects how YOU sleep. Of my three adult daughters, they each go to sleep pretty well. One sleeps relatively better than her sisters, and occasionally as late as 7:00am! Another sleeps through the night mostly, but she wakes as early as 4:00am. And she has bouts of insomnia, especially around her period. My other daughter wakes at least once per night and gets out of bed, and then wakes very early, around 5:00am.  I've found that hiding ALL technology, iPad,  my laptop, helps. But they jiggle my bedroom door like a horror movie. "Leeeettt  usssssss iinnnnnnn, Mommmmmmm!"

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Iron and sleep/wake disorders

Iron is a trace element present in neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia. Iron is also an essential component for both the synthesis of neurotransmitters that regulate the sleep/wake cycle, as well as the dopamine synthesis pathway.

These observations indicate that ID could significantly influence sleep and wake patterns; however, iron levels are rarely considered in the clinical management of sleep/wake disorders.

The most frequent causes of sleep/wake disorders are hyper-arousability, restless leg syndrome (RLS), hyper-motor restlessness, restless sleep disorder (RSD), and periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS).

Read more HERE.

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