Hi! Well I made it through this "empty' week, with the quarantine and all, by emailing and posting. Halloween is coming up and on the 31st pending the end of the quarantine, recreation will put on a karaoke party here. But the days are quickly getting shorter here north of the Forty-Ninth Parallel.
I have read in literature that seasonal affective disorder is most pronounced from November (a week away) to February because of the lack of daylight. Some symptoms of S.A.D. are tiredness and "prolonged" nausea. It affects Asperger individuals more than N.T.s ( The Partner's Guide to Asperger's Syndrome(2012.) I can recall periods when I did "slow down" probably because of S.A.D. For instance being half-asleep in the semi-darkness in an 8:30 class in January, or failing Fall or Winter courses (slow ends/starts.)
Last year my S.A.D. was pronounced. I felt nauseous in November and December, even over Christmas. I started eating normally last January and carried on like it was September. Taking vitamin-D helps and if my S.A.D becomes pronounced again I could ask my doctor for a S.A.D. diagnosis. I wonder what Asperger individuals should do if they have this condition. Should we have an "hibernation" period over these months?
PS It might start snowing next week and residents and staff are not happy about it!
-CD5
25 Oct 2014, 9:28 pm
