How I Finally Got My Autistic Child To Sleep Through The Night Without Drugs

Rebecca Miller
9 min readApr 5, 2022

An exhausted mother’s quest.

by Rebecca Miller

Boy sleeping under grey weighted blanket
Courtesy of the Autism Community Store

All I wanted was a good night’s sleep.

Seriously. Just one night.

Every night was a struggle. I tried lavender bath bubbles, massage, essential oils, lights on, lights off, white noise, no…

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Rebecca Miller

Gen-X QUEEN in the Copywriting Scene! I’m a former hospice nurse and forever autism mom passionate about writing, skiing, jazz, and travel.