Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 19:29     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just get an "old fashioned" plug in alarm clock. Actually, get two, and one goes across the room.


In the past, this hasn't worked.


What hasn't worked about it? Do the alarm clocks just keep ringing and he ignores them?


Yes, like she'll go to work, and he has an appointment, so they set an alarm. An hour later, when she can't reach him, she'll leave work and go home and the alarm is blaring and he's fast asleep.

She says he'll wake up to her voice, and wonders if maybe an alarm with her voice, perhaps in conjunction with a bed shaker?


I was a poster saying to hire someone, but has she tried an Alexa? If she has the app on her phone she can "drop in" and talk to him over it. They could even try it before she left town.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2026 19:26     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:I would ask a friend to sleep over and wake him up in the morning for a short trip period, and work on a new alarm setup when she is home to get him more independent.


Yeah, this. Is there someone she could ask, and/or, someone she could pay, to either sleep over or come over early in the morning? It seems like having someone just check in on him might not be a bad idea anyway.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 15:29     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
I would ask a friend to sleep over and wake him up in the morning for a short trip period, and work on a new alarm setup when she is home to get him more independent.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 15:20     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What about a bed shaker device? It's a thing that goes under the mattress or pillow that Deaf people use as an alarm clock.


PP whose son also has difficulty. My son says this feels like an earthquake and he
Never slept through it. The only problem was turning it off and going back to sleep.


I am going to get one of these for them. His mom says they'll try, but the issue is going to be with getting it turned back on for the second day.

It seems like there are some that automatically reset. Do you have one to recommend?


We had an ihome one. I don’t think it was programmable and I don’t know if they even still make them. But I did see some 7 day programmable ones on Amazon.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 13:13     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What about a bed shaker device? It's a thing that goes under the mattress or pillow that Deaf people use as an alarm clock.


PP whose son also has difficulty. My son says this feels like an earthquake and he
Never slept through it. The only problem was turning it off and going back to sleep.


I am going to get one of these for them. His mom says they'll try, but the issue is going to be with getting it turned back on for the second day.

It seems like there are some that automatically reset. Do you have one to recommend?
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 09:43     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:What about a bed shaker device? It's a thing that goes under the mattress or pillow that Deaf people use as an alarm clock.


PP whose son also has difficulty. My son says this feels like an earthquake and he
Never slept through it. The only problem was turning it off and going back to sleep.
Anonymous
Post 01/10/2026 06:00     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
What about a bed shaker device? It's a thing that goes under the mattress or pillow that Deaf people use as an alarm clock.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 14:58     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He needs to take his meds earlier in the evening.
He needs to set 2 alarms,
put a post it on the bathroom mirror as a reminder to set his alarms in the evening. Or somewhere else he will see it.

Some of the issues here sound like he is not being accountable for himself. He knows he needs to get up for work and shouldnt be relying on his mother to get him up. He needs to find a solution that works for him and being independent.

+1 - though the sleepiness caused by antipsychotics can be totally debilitating so I sympathize.

Also OP, does he have a timer on a light in his room set to turn on when his alarm starts ringing? Something like this https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/timers-and-lighting-controls/timers/3001316


They could try that, although he definitely sleeps through the sun coming up
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 13:46     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
Anonymous wrote:He needs to take his meds earlier in the evening.
He needs to set 2 alarms,
put a post it on the bathroom mirror as a reminder to set his alarms in the evening. Or somewhere else he will see it.

Some of the issues here sound like he is not being accountable for himself. He knows he needs to get up for work and shouldnt be relying on his mother to get him up. He needs to find a solution that works for him and being independent.

+1 - though the sleepiness caused by antipsychotics can be totally debilitating so I sympathize.

Also OP, does he have a timer on a light in his room set to turn on when his alarm starts ringing? Something like this https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/timers-and-lighting-controls/timers/3001316
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2026 12:13     Subject: I'm not sure if this goes here -- waking up in time for work
There are alarm clocks that get progressively louder if you don’t turn them off. I agree with two — one on other side of room.

Also is he on your friends Apple account? If so, she can do “find my phone” and make his phone ring until he picks it up. It comes through even on DND and it’s really loud.