I’ve had an interesting relationship with sleep my entire life. At one point I wondered if I would ever experience solid sleep in my lifetime. Finally, after thirty years I’m starting to get it right. Because I wish everyone a good night’s sleep, I’m sharing what worked for me.
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Lyric Holmans
Lyric Rivera, an Autistic self-advocate from Texas, runs the the internationally recognized neurodiversity lifestyle blog Neurodivergent Rebel. Neurodivergent Rebel was opened in 2016, as a way to introduce people unfamiliar with autism to neurodiversity. The blog, which is sometimes released in written format and also via YouTube video, explores the ideology of neurodiversity and the creative expressions of autistic people. Riveras’ blog pushes for acceptance of neurological differences and respect for the autonomy of neurodivergent people. Lyric is also known as the pioneer of the #AskingAutistics hashtag, which is often accompanied by a short question about everyday autistic experiences. This simple hashtag connects neurodiverse people who would not otherwise have a reason to engage with each other to foster understanding of the autistic experience. View all posts by Lyric Holmans
So interesting. My son has the “syndrome formerly known as Asperger’s,” too, and sleep has always been a challenge and an issue.
As it is for many neurodivergent people.
wow! this is wonderful! never thought about the blue light – I just try to keep my room super dark. the not eating & not having caffeine, before sleep are great too. also, I try not to do work or watch news right before sleep. best to think of calm things …
Thank you! Warm red lights are nice before bed. (Our home is full of them) I agree with avoiding news and TV before bed. I try to do relaxing activities – like reading.
Those blue lights ALSO give me migraines – so I have put a LOT of thought on those.
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i have great difficutly getting to sleep but also bi g struggel to get up love the i have heard before about the blue light !!!
Hope it helps!
This is so nicely expressed. Being an insomniac myself, I could relate to it so well 🙂
I am also suffering from insomnia and I take sleeping pills. Anand Bose from Kerala
I can’t agree more with your thoughts about blue light and restlessness. Here’s a great article explaining the science behind over stimulation of the brain by blue light in electronic devises from Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/q-a-why-is-blue-light-before-bedtime-bad-for-sleep/ And a piece from the Huffington Post, though not scientific about WiFi and restlessness http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lara-m-gardner/insomnia-tips_b_3927072.html. We turn our WiFi off at night and that has helped a lot with my brain buzz. Informed by science, cooked by you.
These are great, thank you!