Going to bed, is it hard?

I used to struggle with this, and would often end up falling asleep in the living room before waking in the early hours - feeling discombobulated - and finally dragging myself to bed.

After my autism diagnosis, I made an effort to improve my sleep hygiene, including by starting to follow a healthy sleep routine. This is now firmly established, and includes going to bed at the same time every night (significantly earlier than before), and then reading in bed for a short time before going to sleep. Whilst it felt rather odd to begin with, it's become a very natural process.

You might find these resources helpful - they include advice about improving our sleep hygiene and routine:

Neurodivergent Insights - Autism, ADHD, and Sleep - by Dr Megan Anna Neff

And this book (by the same author), which covers sleep along with many other things:

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!  

NAS - Sleep – a guide for autistic adults

I used to struggle with this, and would often end up falling asleep in the living room before waking in the early hours - feeling discombobulated - and finally dragging myself to bed.

After my autism diagnosis, I made an effort to improve my sleep hygiene, including by starting to follow a healthy sleep routine. This is now firmly established, and includes going to bed at the same time every night (significantly earlier than before), and then reading in bed for a short time before going to sleep. Whilst it felt rather odd to begin with, it's become a very natural process.

You might find these resources helpful - they include advice about improving our sleep hygiene and routine:

Neurodivergent Insights - Autism, ADHD, and Sleep - by Dr Megan Anna Neff

And this book (by the same author), which covers sleep along with many other things:

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!  

NAS - Sleep – a guide for autistic adults

Thank you for posting the links Bunny. You are very disciplined.

I’m going to try some of the tips in the Dr Neff resource. I just can’t seem to wind down at night. It feels as if bed time is taking me away from other things I would rather be doing and I can’t seem to be disciplined about sticking to a healthy sleep routine. In bed I toss and turn for ages before falling asleep.

Someone once told me, “stop saying you will try (to get to bed), don’t try, just do it”.