We were thinking of trying Melatonin to help Ethan get to bed at night. Over teh past few years he's got progressively worse and worse in terms of scripting, talking, yelling, playing - sometimes up to 3 hours before falling asleep. After reading up on some studies showing that a high percentage people on the spectrum have a melatonin defecit and benefitted from taking it , we asked around about it here: http://community.livejournal.com/autism/451036.html.

It's now been over 3 weeks and WOW what a difference since the very first night. He's asleep in 20-45 minutes every night. He very agreeably takes the 1mg cherry flavored sublingal (holds it under his tongue). We started with the low dose so we can always go up in the future. We went with GNC - just because of brand recognition and trust (http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2133412).

Ethan is on no other medication. If you or your child on the spectrum is experiencing difficulty in sleep onset... it might be worth a try. It's really made a difference in our house at night.