I know a few people who've used them and I've had conflicting anecdotal reports, so on that (flimsy) evidence it would seem to work for some and not others.
I take the point about 'any bright lights will do' but I think these have softeners so it isn't burning a hole in your eye socket, so to speak.
I'm a photographer so I sometimes switch off all the room lights and set up some highly controllable studio lights, to very soft settings (not bright at all). Hands up, I couldn't really say if it does anything for me (but the younger generation in the family think it's cool!)
I definitely couldn't handle a bright light for any length of time.
I always struggle more this time of year. Part of my autism is that I sleep lots. While asleep I can be free from any issues caused by autism. I really struggle to get up in the winter, I have to get my wife to make lots of noise about 30 min before I get up so I can have some time to come around. I am going on holiday to Tenerife next week and strangely will have no issue waking up then.
Sunlight stimulates the hypothalamus (in the brain), which regulates the body's internal sleep-wake clock, the circadian rhythm. Lots of people get very depressed during the winter months, and although there is no hard evidence as yet to support it, research points to lack of light as the main contributor. I know that for myself I start overeating in mid-October (craving high-carbohydrate and high-calorie comfort food). I also tend to withdraw socially even more than during the other seasons.
