The Asperger's Girl Guide

Sleep is an allusive beast when you are Autistic, it seems that although you can do so much physical exercise that your body wants to fall into bed and stay there for eternity, your mind on the other hand has other ideas.  This can be anything from what is happening in your life, something you've over analysed or mine for example likes to make me stay awake until whatever time in the morning writing scripts or even books just so it can tire itself out more easily.  Not being able to sleep is higher amongst Autistic Adults which is no surprise, and insomnia I imagine seems to be higher amongst Autistic Adults.  But why is it that we cannot sleep? I mean we need up to 8 hours a day to be healthy but yet this never seems to happen.  My sleeping patterns change constantly and dramatically depending on my anxiety levels and what is happening in my life at that period of time. Usually the number one cause for not being able to sleep with auti...

So it's 1am and i'm awake for the second time in two nights.  Last night I couldn't sleep and it took serval hours for it to finally arrive.  The reason why I'm documenting this is because I know that many AS people suffer with insomnia throughout their lives.  Anxiety is my trigger and I know that I have a hospital appointment in the afternoon which is causing me to have a panic!  I feel like i'm having a mild panic attack that is stopping me from going into a sleep.  I have talked to other people with AS who struggle with their sleeping and part of the problem does stem from either an over active brain or the fact that they are anxious and their emotions are getting the better of them.  I know I will have to just put Netflixs on and just let my brain switch off or I will fall asleep with my TV on with a dvd of my favourite comedian. Either way It's going to be a long night and I can guarantee that I will wake up majorly early and just be shattered.  ...