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Sensory input keeps you awake

Noise, light, the feel of bedding — sensory input others ignore keeps you alert.

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Background

For many neurodivergent people the sensory threshold is different: a ticking clock, a charger LED, a pyjama tag or the fridge hum won’t ‘filter out’ and keep the brain alert. This isn’t sensitivity ‘for show’ — it’s real input that for some people makes falling asleep harder (the effect size is moderate and varies between people; most data concern tactile and visual sensitivity). Good news: it’s the mechanism that’s easiest and cheapest to address — physically blocking the stimulus is often enough.

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Applies to: Autism ADHD AuDHD