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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Study reveals why the brain 'zones out' when you're exhausted

www.livescience.com

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Study reveals why the brain 'zones out' when you're exhausted

www.livescience.com

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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Your sleep-deprived brain behaves as if you were about to nod off to sleep, even when you're awake.

Uh yeah, we autistics experience this regularly.

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The key (to surviving) for me is similar. Simplify as much day to day stuff as I can. Build habits to reduce the cognitive load of doing day to day tasks. I’ve been at it for decades, and it is still a struggle. Always will be I suppose.

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