Logan is now 11 he used to get up hard.. I would make sure I had extra time to lean him in to the day. I gave back message. leg and arm rub down, I used to give him children's tyelanol to help with the body aches, if your son is verbal ask him if anything hurts? sometimes he used a cold pack or heat pack to relax him. coming to from sleep is often hard for children on the spectrum getting there motors going is a bit of a challenge. you can add sensory sticks or find one of those message mats the ones you put on chairs that may help sooth him and actually stimulate the body for movement. I hope you find this helpful.

What about a lighted alarm clock? There are alarm clocks that make a variety of different sound and also different colors of lights. Making him more responsible for his routine might help too. Like having him lay out his clothes the night before, and setting his own alarm and deciding how much snooze time he gets. Playing a favorite song is a great idea formyEthan!

Ethan loves the episode of sponge bob, "best day ever". He sings this song about waking up, getting out of bed & it being the best day ever. We found that song, downloaded it on our phones & play it in the morning.

I've had that issue too (still do some mornings). Our behaviorist told me to use a visual timer. I ask my daughter whether she needs 3 or 5 more minutes in bed, I set the timer for her desired minutes and explain ( every single time) that once the timer goes off its time to get up and get dressed (clothes are taken out the night before and put on her bed). I also tell her that if she comes downstairs by herself she can pick out her own breakfast. Then I walk out of the room. This method actually has worked the best out of all the different tricks I've tried to use over the years. My daughter also has a visual chart to show her what her responsibilities are in the morning. She decorated it herself making it her own. Good luck. Not easy starting off the mornings that way.

We used to have that issue but now we put Mozart on about 15 minutes before he needs to wake up and then walk right back out of the room. Seems to stir him out of bed with a smile.