Night Terrors and Apraxia?

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I've been reading this book called " The Parent's Guide to Speech and Language

Problems " by Debbie Feit. The author's own children have apraxia. I've found it

the most informative book out there on the subject. That said, the author

mentions that her son had a severe case and needed therapy daily. She also

mentions that he would wake up screaming in the middle of the night. It's not

mentioned again after thatl

My son is 31 months old and thankfully has a much more mild case. However, for

as long as I can remember he would wake up screaming and hysterical in the

middle of the night as if having a night terror. Doctors thought he was sick to

his stomach and that was the problem: He was treated successfully for GERD,

which he has since grown out of. However he still has the problem. Melatonin at

night helps, but my ex-husband won't administer it on his weekends and sleeps

through the screams. I would love to know the cause of the problem so I can help

him work past it without medication.

Has anyone else heard that a problem like this is tied to apraxia?