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My 5 Year Old Son With PDD-NOS Often Asks Me "Is This A Dream?". I Am Concerned If He Is Having Issues Understanding Reality Vs Fantasy?
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My 5 year old son often asks me, "Is this a dream?". Do I need to be concerned about this? Is he not understanding reality vs. Fantasy? Could this be a sleep issue? Anyone else have this issue?

posted December 28, 2012
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you! We will implement the strategies suggested. I'm looking forward to seeing results.

posted March 15, 2013
A MyAutismTeam Member

It is "normal" for kids on the spectrum to not be able to seperate reality from fantasy. Logan is 12 and we still deal with this on a daily basis. I just try to explain the best I can what's real and what's not.

posted January 11, 2013
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Thank you for your input and help, @ Donnalyn.

posted January 11, 2013

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