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Sleep Deprivation

Meet My Autistic Brain

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Sleep Apnea in Autistics

It takes an average of 11 minutes longer than non-autistic people for an autistic to fall asleep. Sleep apnea is also more prevalent in autistics. Autistics spend 15 percent of their sleep in the REM stage compared to 23 percent in non-autists.

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