Difficulty Getting To Sleep

Post Reply New Topic

I’ve had problems sleeping all my life, once I get something in my head I can’t switch off, I can’t stop asking myself questions. I always wake up after 4 to 5 hours, it’s like someone suddenly turned the light on, and then I’m off again.

It depends: When I'm alone in the apartment (not just in the room), I sleep wonderfully. But when I try to sleep in the presence of another person, i.e. my boyfriend, I never sleep for longer than a minute.

Weighted blankets are great.

Also, melatonin is useful, but I don't need to take it if I have my blanket, and if I take it and then stop then I'm a wreck.

I just finished my first year of grad school, and it was the first time in years that I not only had no trouble going to sleep, but went to sleep super early...always before midnight. I was at school from 12-15 hours a day, 5-7 days a week, and often went a month without a day off. I was exhausted.

I'm on summer break now, and the restlessness has already returned. I'm not tired enough to get into bed before 3am, and when I do get in bed, I just toss and turn. Thankfully, I just ordered another bottle of Melatonin, and I'm falling right to sleep when I get into bed. I'm still staying up late, but if I took the Melatonin earlier, I'm sure I'd go to bed sooner.

I highly recommend Melatonin to anyone with AS who is having trouble sleeping...studies have shown that those with autism spectrum disorders produce less melatonin than those without, which is a major causes of sleep problems.

Sleep is that what happens between the 15min blinks.