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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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  • I sleep much better under a feather and down quilt rather than a synthetic one. This is because its heavier and I find the weight and pressure of it makes me feel safe and relax. Some people roll themselves up tightly in bedding and this does much the same thing I think.

    There are commercially made weighted blankets which would be great, but they are very expensive.

    This is of no use in the current weather but even NT people can't sleep in this heat.

    Getting blackout curtains helps too as does reducing noise to a minimum. I find a ticking clock impossible to sleep near and once put one in the fridge as it was the only place in the house where I couldn't hear it.

    A cup of camomile tea often helps too.

    I find it infuriating that no research is done on this, it would help so many autistic people so much. This month alone I've had three requests to take part in research and not one was for anything that would help us in our daily lives.

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  • I sleep much better under a feather and down quilt rather than a synthetic one. This is because its heavier and I find the weight and pressure of it makes me feel safe and relax. Some people roll themselves up tightly in bedding and this does much the same thing I think.

    There are commercially made weighted blankets which would be great, but they are very expensive.

    This is of no use in the current weather but even NT people can't sleep in this heat.

    Getting blackout curtains helps too as does reducing noise to a minimum. I find a ticking clock impossible to sleep near and once put one in the fridge as it was the only place in the house where I couldn't hear it.

    A cup of camomile tea often helps too.

    I find it infuriating that no research is done on this, it would help so many autistic people so much. This month alone I've had three requests to take part in research and not one was for anything that would help us in our daily lives.

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