Sleep disorders seem to be common for autistics. Insomnia, funky sleep-wake cycles, completely unpredictable sleep cycles, extreme night-owlishness... you name it, we've got it ( Read more... )

I've been using my weighted blanket for a while now.

Here's the post where I describe making it.So I thought I would update you all on how it's been going ( Read more... )

I've always been prone to nightmares. During the last year, they've become constant--every night, the same theme ( Read more... )

Over the past few weeks, my cat Tiny has been doing something interesting that turned out to be very useful.
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As you probably know, I've been having some severe problems at school and, as usual, my sleep schedule is at the root of it. From what I can tell, it's some kind of circadian-rhythm issue--as in, my body doesn't like a regular cycle, doesn't really know when to sleep. I hear of it happening a lot in blind people (I'm not blind) who can't see light ( Read more... )

"Circadian rhythm sleep disorder" is the official name for it. I describe it as "my brain doesn't know when it's day or night". I can be tired at 11 a.m. or tired at 3 a.m. and it's just about completely unpredictable. Apparently I'm unusually sensitive to the upheaval caused by artificial lighting. When I don't keep it carefully in check, my sleep ( Read more... )