@thesensoryco: Sleep struggles in autism are about so much more than just insomnia. 💤 From sensory overload and racing thoughts to time blindness and disrupted melatonin cycles—autistic sleep is deeply complex. You’re not broken. You’re not lazy. Your rest deserves understanding. 💙 Which of these do you relate to the most? #ActuallyAutistic #NeurodivergentLife #AutisticExperience #SleepAndAutism #NeurodivergentSupport
i hate when people say "just turn off your phone" i have literally laid in bed for 2-3 hours just lying there with my eyes closed and I dont feel any more tired
2025-08-24 22:13:51
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Lisa :
every day I find out that autism is the cause of even more than I thought
2025-08-25 07:13:28
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Sully.D :
I've been having this problem forever
and it's only getting worse.....I'm really scared of how I'm going to end.
anyone have advice on how they "get better" with there autism, or cope with it, please.
I'd appreciate the help!
2025-08-24 19:21:20
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cat lover314159 :
When the clock hits 10pm I’m suddenly 99x more obsessed with my hyper fixation and suddenly it’s 4am
2025-08-24 16:05:33
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DizzyDream :
not being able to get comfy bc you are also hypermobile is another one no one mentions
2025-08-24 20:10:49
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anaheraforddd :
i hate if i can feel my pulse it drives me insane
2025-08-25 06:32:56
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okayest girlfriend :
hearing the pillocase...
2025-08-25 01:52:48
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mikaraela :
I’ve had sleep problems my entire life that have always been treated like personal failures and it’s maddening
2025-08-25 08:35:08
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ₛₐₘₘᵢₑ :
“Turn that TV off” but I can’t sleep without some form of noise because the silence sounds fuzzy and it stops me from sleeping
2025-08-25 06:35:37
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flitzy :
nah because why is my bed doing a coin flip every night to decide whether it’ll be the comfiest thing in my room or the most uncomfortable thing i ever laid on
2025-08-25 02:11:20
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Ollizario :
Eating dinner then trying to sleep when I can feel my body there actively digesting food inside me ahhhhhhhh
2025-08-25 09:53:10
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Autistic🪻Wildflower :
Is melatonin effective for you? I find it wakes me up
2025-10-11 02:04:44
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Alastor :
sat here rn scrolling at near 2 am 😳
2025-08-25 00:40:24
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Cadhla :
All of this. And to make matters worse I CANNOT take melatonin. Makes my restless leg flare something awful. 😞
2025-08-25 08:12:07
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Comrade Julie Beans 🇻🇳 :
I think I was meant to be nocturnal 😭
2025-08-25 05:23:02
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Izzy :
the worst is when I can hear my blood wooshing in my ears
2025-08-25 05:33:45
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userpup_0 :
It is so exhausting. I just want to be able to fall asleep like a normal person but no matter what I do I don’t sleep until like 4am or some nights just not at all bc it just feels like too much
2025-08-25 10:55:56
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Samoth :
Why I’m I crying at this it sounds very much like me
2025-08-25 12:21:12
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lasagna skateboard :
Sometimes I just lay in the dark for 6 hours. No matter what, I just can’t fall asleep
2025-08-24 23:53:45
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IIIlllllIIIII :
I can no longer sleep until almost 6am, everything in my head is racing and I get very anxious until I sometimes have a meltdown. I just want to be able to sleep, the only way I've started managing is watching a very boring series till I get drowzy or passout from the exhaustion
2025-08-24 20:36:27
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𒉭 :
I’ve just learned to live with the things that bothered me until they don’t anymore maybe that’s why I’m so mentally exhausted ALL the time anymore
2025-08-24 22:18:42
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Courtney Smith :
I've been in bed for over 3 hours. It's now 3:26am. I can put my phone down and go to sleep as one should but I don't. I feel like I'm crawling out of my skin. AuDHD traits. I like it while the world is quite and I don't feels others energy. This is my recharging time.
2025-08-25 08:27:41
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Shayne :
something I haven't heard a lot of people with autism and ADHD talk about is how before we go to bed we plan out the next day in exact detail and then we wake up the next morning and immediately either forget or completely scrap the plan
2025-08-25 00:40:34
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