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10 Mar 2011, 1:24 pm

I need a big, soft pillow in order to be able to sleep. If I don't have a pillow, I can't sleep.

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10 Mar 2011, 1:38 pm

I prefer using my arms or hands as a pillow, or a stuffed animal. I hate fluffy pillows. I used to always sleep with the pillow on top of me instead of under my head. But it's not a big deal for me.

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10 Mar 2011, 1:56 pm

I prefer a firm pillow and firm mattress. We actually have a tempurpedic bed and that works well because it provides firm support. The evening that my husband inadvertently switched our pillows, I knew within the first 15 minutes in bed because I could not feel comfortable. Once we switched pillows, all was well again.

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10 Mar 2011, 6:05 pm

I surround myself with pillows when I sleep. I have two or three under my head. One or two on my side to lean on. A few under my feet.

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There is a quick tilt test you can do with your baby. You can hold them by the waist and tilt them to the side slowly at about a 45-degree angle. Always hold them over a soft, padded surface. A normal baby will attempt to keep their neck and head upright, while an Asperger's baby will keep their neck in line with their body angle.

I wonder what happens if you do the test on an adult? You could tell them you were measuring foot orientation or something, so that they wouldn't get upset or fake the result.

There may be something there. Someone recently posted that they reacted to the "mystery spot" differently from NTs. They were not affected by it the way that most people are. The "mystery spot" is a place where visual cues are misleading; the buildings are built at a slight angle, so that what seems to be up and down, really is not.

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10 Mar 2011, 7:17 pm

I'f I bring one more pillow into the house, I'll end up in pillow rehab!

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10 Mar 2011, 10:05 pm

I'm fine with them, just gotta flip it to the cold side.

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11 Mar 2011, 12:35 am

I sleep with one pillow.

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11 Mar 2011, 9:44 am

rpcarnell wrote:

This post is rather dumb, but does anyone here dislike using pillows? Personally, I like to keep my head more or less in line with the rest of my body while I sleep, but not entirely. This is a line I read from an article:

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A normal baby will attempt to keep their neck and head upright, while an Asperger's baby will keep their neck in line with their body angle.

The article is right here:
How to Identify Asperger's Symptoms in Your Child

I think the whole thing is a little dumb. Babies shouldn't use pillows while they sleep, as far as I know. I don't think using pillows or not can reveal someone has asperger syndrome at any age. If I am wrong, however, then I never went pass my baby phase when it comes to sleeping. I can't stand having my head upright too much. My mom and sister sleep with like 5 or 6 pillows under their heads.

I don't like pillows from very early.

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11 Mar 2011, 10:36 am

I always sleep with two pillows under my head - a regular one and a little one. Otherwise I feel very uncomfortable.

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11 Mar 2011, 12:54 pm

League_Girl wrote:

I sleep with one pillow.

Is this about david or you :lol:

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11 Mar 2011, 7:35 pm

I need to sleep with my arm under the pillow so it's propping my head up. Also, I can only sleep on my front.

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12 Mar 2011, 4:20 am

A few months ago, sleeping with a pillow under my head started hurting. So I don't anymore.

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12 Mar 2011, 6:12 am

I love my two pillows. I also have a third much softer one the hold which helps me fall asleep. I like feeling that height of my head on two pillows. When I was a kid I moved around so much I would end up with no pillows because they fell onto the floor. I hated when that happened.

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12 Mar 2011, 6:48 am

I liked keeping pillows below my lower portion of legs.

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12 Mar 2011, 2:15 pm

Aspies and pillows and whiskers on kittens
These are a few of my favourite things

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12 Mar 2011, 2:27 pm

i need 5 pillows and if a sleep over guest needs some then i use them to replace the pillows they took!! !

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