Published on 12, July, 2020
If I am working full time, I find the only thing that helps me recover from overwhelm is sleep. If I am tired I literally cannot process information. Does anyone else sleep loads? I've always slept too much as my coping mechanism.
Yess,ive always slept loads, didn't realise this could be an autistic trait,Currently waiting for a diagnosis so I'll have to bring this up.
is it an autistic trait ?
I've come across links between fatigue (including sleepiness) and autism before.
I'm aware of a seemingly decently strong link between ADHD and sleepiness.
There have been studies looking at ADHD and sleepiness - such as:
"EDS [excessive daytime sleepiness] was relatively common in adults with possible ADHD. ADHD symptoms, especially inattentiveness, were associated with the formation of EDS in this population."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28366340/
Yes, I kind of know that feeling. I know quite a few people find the after lunch period quite difficult from a work perspective.
It's tough when/if it does switch one's brain into struggling to perform. It can feel a bit like when a phone gets to low charge and starts getting really slow and sometimes apps start crashing.
ok this is interesting because
a. I always suspected that I have ADHD as well as autism but have never done anything about it
b. i can fall asleep if I lie down in middle of the day and lose 2 hours work for no reason --- I am trying to address this / fight it with some improvements