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Am I unusual among autistics for preferring very bright and cool white rather than soft, warm yellow lighting? I love bright sunny days and direct sunlight. I often struggle at events for autistic people because I'm fighting the urge to fall asleep in dimly lit rooms with the curtains drawn, which is also an environment I find very depressing. Is there any product that could help me with this? Like sunglasses but in reverse? Something that can make the environment brighter for me but not for everyone else?

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  • Hi, just wanted to say I also prefer bright light when at home. The LED lights are better for me for reading. I also prefer bright sunny days.

    I do find it difficult to do a lot of things on dark evenings as my eyesight is worse then. Some evenings the TV screen is less clear. I mentioned this to my optician thinking I needed a new prescription. He said sight does vary at different times. I don't however like florescent lights. 

  • in reply to Homebird

    Try hunting down an energy efficient halogen or incandescent bulb for one reading lamp in the evening and see if you have your contrast back. Our cones use infrared to see with contrast. I tried to bring this up with my optician but the science is underfunded.

    But why we can't put the math together is beyond me. IR is critical to night vision for a reason. Start here https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1410162111

    And it can become a special interest. Haha. (Or it's one of mine!)

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