‘Dark time of year and accompanying distress’

Is it autistic to be affected by the abrupt  light change at this time of year? 

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  • I'm sure you've considered it but do SAD lamps help at all?

    www.amazon.co.uk/s

  • 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.   

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  • 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.   

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