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Did anyone with a special needs child have a custom-made bed built? — the kind that doesn’t allow the child to wander out during the night.
I know there are ready-made ones that are quite expensive. I was looking whether someone in the New York area can make one. If so, who did you use? Satisfied?
I am not sure how old or large the child is but couldn’t you just have a extra large crib. They do make cribs that convert into beds.
Did you try putting chairs on the side of the bed to prevent him from getting out?
I have no experience with special children but they should be no different then any other toddler.
Abba – no offense but if it was that simple it wouldn’t have been a question. A 95 pound able bodied child with no sense of danger may need to be safely “contained” in a bed that would require a lot more than a large crib or chairs.
One of my friends bought a bunk bed and had the safety gates people use at the top of stairs attached to one side. The other side was against the wall. It worked well for her son.
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If you are talking about a 95 lbs. able bodied, I am not sure safety gates will do the job. If the child puts his shoulders against the wall and extends his feet to the gate they will go right through it.
If he is alone in the room you can just lock the bedroom door which is a lot easier. You may also look into a bed alarm so if he gets out of bed am alarm rings. They use them at nursing homes.
I never had this problem but I had kids that didn’t want to go to bed, you may also want to look into restraints which are also used in nursing homes. Imprisoning the child in bed may not be the best solution and may create other problems. Baby proof the room so he can’t get hurt, have a night light so he can see and tire him out during the day so that he falls right to sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow maybe a better solution. Or at least that’s how it works with normal kids.
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