My child is 4 years old. She is an autistic child. Though she looks normal but her behaviour is not. Recently she has started crying all of a sudden any time and sometime looks she is frightened when crying. Most of the time it occurs when she is sleeping. We do not give her any medicine but practice behavioural / occupational therapy. When she starts crying it seems strengths comes into her body. Most of test comes good ie MRI etc. We are living at varanasi. Kindly help me how to get rid of it and is it something different case.

Dr. Surbhi AgrawalGeneral Physician12yrs exp

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It seems that she is getting sleep terrors. Treatment for infrequent sleep terrors isn't usually necessary. During your child's sleep terror, simply wait it out. It may be distressing to watch, but it does not harm the child. You might gently restrain your child and try to get her back into bed. Speak softly and calmly. Shaking your child or shouting may make things worse. Usually the episode will eventually stop on its own. Treatment may be needed if the sleep terrors cause significant disruption or problems with daytime function or threaten safety. Treatment options include: treating an underlying condition. If the sleep terrors are associated with an underlying medical or mental health condition or another sleep disorder, such as obstructive sleep apnea, treatment is aimed at the underlying problem. Improving sleep habits. Addressing issues such as too little sleep may help reduce the incidence of sleep terrors. Addressing stress. If stress or anxiety seems to be contributing to the sleep terrors, your doctor may suggest meeting with a therapist or counselor. Cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, biofeedback and relaxation therapy may help. Medication. Medication is rarely used to treat sleep terrors, particularly for children. If necessary, however, use of benzodiazepines may be effective. 

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