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[quote=Anonymous]You've gotten some good advice on treating this like anxiety - including the use of smudge sticks!  I've got 2 kids with ADHD/anxiety and was well accustomed to working with them on anxiety and their intrusive thoughts.  Yet, it was NT DD that was afraid of sleeping at night.  She was fine all day but in the quiet of darkness, her fears took over and she was a mess.  The primitive side of her brain, the fight-or-flight side, would overpower the rational side and run rampant.  She needed to engage her rational side so it would remain in control rather than the side that got her adrenaline pumping.  We had her recite the alphabet or start counting, simple exercises she could do with minimal thought but would engage her rational brain.  If she lost her place or had intrusive thoughts, she had to start over.  The first couple of days were a little hard for her but by day 3, she was sleeping again.  Within a month or so, she was no longer afraid to walk around the house by herself after dark.

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