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Under Special Circumstances
Sleep Disorders and Bedwetting in Special Needs Children
By Carma Haley Shoemaker
Special needs children strive for and struggle with the same things as other children. "These children have the same issues and concerns as other children," says Dr. Sheldon. "They want to be liked, loved, accepted, to become independent and yet be the same as other kids. But, in addition, they have the added effects of their condition or illness, too. This fact often turns a situation that would or should not be an issue into a major one. This is where a parent's job truly is."
Special needs children already know they are different and the presence of a sleeping disorder can make them feel that their differences are even more apparent. "Sleeping disorders are not normal, but they are common," says Dr. Sheldon. "Letting your child know that their sleeping disorder – even bedwetting – happens to literally millions of other children every day may help them in dealing with, and eventually overcoming, bedwetting and/or other sleeping disorders."
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