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Sleep Tips for Adults

Skybird

I have AS and have always had trouble sleeping but just recently it has got much worse. it's really beginning to annoy me and people have commented about how tired I'm looking these days.

I have two issues. One is falling asleep and the other is frequent waking during the night.

I've seen loads of tips aimed at helping kids on the spectrum to sleep but I can't find that much for adults. I have a routine of what time I go to bed and get up and as you can imagine, I stick to that religiously but I'm not sure what else I can do.

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    Former Member

    One of the issues that seems to affect AS is being extra sensitive to light. In the summer, with the early sunrise, I was waking earlier and earlier and getting less and less sleep. I read about the light sensitivity thing and we have now put up blackout lining curtains (John Lewis do a special, cream coloured, coated material that looks OK) I've been able to sleep in until 8:30 with this adaptation :-)

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    One of the issues that seems to affect AS is being extra sensitive to light. In the summer, with the early sunrise, I was waking earlier and earlier and getting less and less sleep. I read about the light sensitivity thing and we have now put up blackout lining curtains (John Lewis do a special, cream coloured, coated material that looks OK) I've been able to sleep in until 8:30 with this adaptation :-)

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