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18 Jun 2011, 4:36 am

So....sleep is something only Aspies do, not NTs? :?


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20 Jun 2011, 8:47 pm

Joe90 wrote:
So....sleep is something only Aspies do, not NTs? :?


Nope, NTs don't sleep; they just keep Aspies awake.


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20 Jun 2011, 9:53 pm

I don't think hugging your pillow is an AS trait. I think it is just a preference, the same as a person having a preference for sleeping on their back versus side, or stomach. Covering yourself in heavy blankets, however, unless it is a cold night, provides pressure on the body that is comforting to many people on the spectrum.


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23 Jun 2011, 7:59 pm

I used to be able to sleep all day and all night. I would sleep all night, take the kids to school, come home, back to sleep. Sleep until time to pick them up, help with homework, supper, doze on couch while they watch tv. Go to bed when they are asleep (9-ish) wake up the next morning and do it again. I can't sleep quite so much now. Burrowing under thick blankets though- I totally do that!



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03 Apr 2012, 4:25 pm

Just looked them up as I was confused.

Wikipedia:

Stim or stimming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimming

Stem or stemming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stemming