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sleep

  1. Beanfinity

    Sleeping alone vs. With your partner in bed

    So I read somewhere that it is not uncommon for autistic people to have difficulty sleeping in the same bed as their partner. Now, I am a VERY light sleeper, always have been. Since moving in with my partner my sleep has gotten progressively worse. Some of that can be explained by headaches...
  2. Jenisautistic

    Anyone have this issue at night

    I have an issue where I’m worn out and tired. I don’t have to go to bed. It is nowhere near time for me to go to bed but I am in pain that I have to lay down and I’m not sure what to do when I lay down in the bed, I tried to take my medicine around or should I go to bed but during the early...
  3. Dave Nicholson

    Sharp decline in sleep

    Very recently realised I have aspergers, have ADHD traits too. Before this I would sleep approx. 11pm - 6am. I still go to sleep at the same time, but in the last few days have been waking up earlier - yest 4am, today 3am. When I awake I'm not tired and I feel chilled. Is this normal and should...
  4. LadyS

    Dreams, sleep paralysis and other

    What are your dreams like? Do you remember them? What's your awareness level? Do you experience things like sleep paralysis or other weird things during your sleep? My dreams can be pretty chaotic but feel so real. Sometimes I'm aware I'm dreaming. When I was younger I was able to...
    • LadyS
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    • dreaming sleep sleep paralysis
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    • Forum: Off Topic
  5. Daydreamer

    Do you ever feel like this?

    I seem to have three main states that I can experience when I wake up, and how I wake up tends to determine how the rest of the day will progress. There's what I like to refer to as average mode. I'm fairly rested but still a little drowsy, I may fade in and out of being awake, somewhat aware...
    • Daydreamer
    • Thread
    • energy levels focus mental blocks sleep
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Off Topic
  6. Sir Bedlam

    Are you an early bird or a night owl?

    I've always been a night owl. I have terrible insomnia and I wake up late, but I usually gain more energy later in the day. It's like my brain only wants to become active in the evening, regardless of my sleep schedule. I'm just curious about anyone else here.
  7. Daydreamer

    A question regarding sleep and reading.

    So, I've noticed that whenever I don't sleep enough, my brain auto corrects whatever I'm reading into nonsense. This usually occurs when I've only had three hours or less (but sometimes slightly more than that). Please note, I'm not recommending this at all. Sleep is important. However, I would...
  8. Jenisautistic

    How can you tell when you’re ready for bed?

    Sometimes I think I’m ready for bed I become sleepy take my medicine for the night lay down and become awake. I don’t know if this is Due to the medicine or due to the fact I can’t tell when I’m tired enough to sleep. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what I can do to sleep better ...
  9. Joshua the Writer

    Does Anybody Else Have Weird Sleeping Preferences/Positions?

    I just recently have now started to usually sleep by putting all my blankets except for my blankets in a pile at the end of my bed, resting one of my pillows against that pile, keeping the other one where it is. I rest my head on the pillow that is on the pile, and my feet on the only thing...
  10. Milliecat

    Anyone else forgetting to sleep?

    hi! I’ve struggled with insomnia all my life, usually a mix of not beeing able to fall asleep, waking up during the night and also waking up early, a great combo, I know. I have better and worse periods with it, and right now it is at a crisis point. Since being diagnosed a few years ago, I...
  11. Gummi27

    Sleep Items / Materials

    Hello. I have a blanket I've had since I was two years of age that I can't seem to sleep without. It has the perfect texture to it and doesn't get too hot. No matter where I go or what bed I sleep in, blanky is always there with me under the covers. I'm pretty tiny, so it covers most of my...
  12. Ameriblush

    Falling asleep in class...

    I notice that whenever I sit down for a long enough period, I fall asleep. That sounds pretty basic, but I'm in class, and after sitting down for only 20 mins, I'm so out of it that I have narrowly avoided falling out of my seat and scaring the daylights out of myself on several occasions...
  13. A

    Totally Disregulated

    Maybe my anxiety is also just a result of being disregulated. I've been reading as much as I can about Aspergers in the workplace, and there's useful info on being disregulated and needing to be more intentional about trying to regulate oneself with smart routines. I used to hate routines in...
    • Ambi
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • disregulation productivity routines self regulation sleep
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: General
  14. M

    How to fall asleep faster

    A British Columbia professor named Luc Beaudoin has come up with a way to get people to fall asleep faster. I'm going to try it to see if it works. Full article here: B.C. professor's sleep trick gets attention from Oprah, Forbes, Guardian excerpts: "Luc Beaudoin's "cognitive shuffle" helps...
    • Mia
    • Thread
    • cognition insomnia method sleep
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Off Topic
  15. Questella

    It's too hot too sleep...

    Anyone else have this problem? I need my covers to sleep but it's so hot and humid I can't have them on me without feeling like I'm suffocating... I won't be able to fall asleep until I'm completely exhausted usually 6-10 hours after I should of went to sleep near when I would like to wake up...
  16. Renie P

    Sleeping help!

    Hello everybody! I'm looking for autistic experiences and feedback to help my daughter with sleeping issues. My 6 y.o. Asd daughter has woken up early (3 am ish) forever. We have seemingly tried everything to get her to sleep later (yes, we have tried later bedtime, etc). She hates being...
  17. ErrolEast

    Sleeping WAYYY too much

    Hi Everyone, Since you were all so incredibly helpful with my last dilemma, I figured I would turn to you again. Despite my best efforts to keep my daughter on a proper sleep schedule, she is awake multiple times through the night , and occasionally has night terrors and sleep walks. Generally...
  18. Jorg

    Do you have problems falling asleep?

    I found really hard to fall asleep, I may go to bed and turn off all lights at 11pm but I will fall sleep 2h later or sometimes 2am and nothing. I have read that autistic people have a lot of brain activity, higher than NT's and that may cause sleep problems. I usually keep rolling in my bed...
  19. Coupe

    Hypervigilance/inability to fall asleep?

    Does anyone else have problems with being hypervigilant or unable to calm down or quiet their minds enough to be able to peacefully fall asleep? I've had this problem since I moved from my dad and stepmom's house to live with my mom, stepdad and younger siblings (judge me all you want, I don't...
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