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Question regarding silence

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Strange question maybe, but my son is autistic, and he won't go to sleep in silence, always has to have his radio on. Tonight I asked why and he said because he feels lonely when there's no sound. I'm NT but I used to feel that way, mainly when I was depressed though, I had to go to sleep with background noise, because the silence was deafening. It made me feel so lonely, and I always felt sound was a comfort and like company. Does anyone else feel like that? Do you think it's linked to his autism, or generally do a lot of people feel the same? 

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  • I have been known to put white noise on when I go to sleep, and Whadafug could have been writing about me - you have explained it very eloquently. It is the anomalous, random noises I struggle most with, even tiny little creaking noises and distant voices from next door, and I think the stress is worst because I am not in control of the noise.Most of the time I get to sleep with my fingers in my ears, not ideal, but I have yet to find ear-plugs that actually work. My noise issues are worse when I am trying to get to sleep - my mind hyper focuses on the tiniest of noises. I think this is probably why sleep problems are so prevalent among autistic people, although I am lucky in that my sleep issues are not too bad. But I could do with more sleep.

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  • I have been known to put white noise on when I go to sleep, and Whadafug could have been writing about me - you have explained it very eloquently. It is the anomalous, random noises I struggle most with, even tiny little creaking noises and distant voices from next door, and I think the stress is worst because I am not in control of the noise.Most of the time I get to sleep with my fingers in my ears, not ideal, but I have yet to find ear-plugs that actually work. My noise issues are worse when I am trying to get to sleep - my mind hyper focuses on the tiniest of noises. I think this is probably why sleep problems are so prevalent among autistic people, although I am lucky in that my sleep issues are not too bad. But I could do with more sleep.

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