Girls With AUTISM Sleep Issues (Need To KNOW!)

Did you know that autistic girls are far more likely to struggle with sleep issues than neurotypical girls — and even autistic boys? From trouble falling asleep and restless nights to sensory sensitivities and racing thoughts, sleep challenges are incredibly common but often overlooked in autistic females.

In this episode of The Aspie World Podcast, I dive deep into why autistic girls experience more sleep difficulties, the science behind it, and practical strategies to improve sleep quality and reduce night-time anxiety.

• Why sleep issues are more common in autistic girls and women

• The role of sensory sensitivities, anxiety, and masking in poor sleep

• How hormones and puberty affect autistic sleep patterns

• Practical strategies to improve falling asleep and staying asleep

• Tools and routines to create a calm, autism-friendly bedtime

Better sleep doesn’t just mean more rest — it improves emotional regulation, focus, and overall wellbeing for autistic girls.

• Autistic girls, teens, and women struggling with sleep problems

• Parents wanting to support autistic daughters with better sleep routines

• Teachers, carers, and therapists looking to understand autistic sleep needs

• Anyone curious about how autism affects sleep differently in females

If bedtime has ever felt like a battle, this episode will give you practical, autism-friendly strategies you can start using tonight.

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With the right tools and understanding, autistic girls can finally get the rest they need. 💜

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Episode Transcript

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Why girls in the autism special have difficulty sleeping.
Why indeed? Let's get right into it right
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OK, so autism and sleeping difficulties.
Now, girls in the autism spectrum are no exception to
this rule. Autism comes with a bunch of

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other stuff. Autism creates the ability for
your mind to run at 1000 miles an hour.
If your mind is going at 1000 miles an hour, how on earth are
you ever going to keep up right now if you're not able to keep
up with your mind, if you're notable to do those things where
you feel like, oh, I can do thisnow to relax.
I can do that to to stay awake. You know, all of those things
encompassed in a specific environment cause emotional

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deregulation and also sleeping issues.
And what I mean by this is very,very simple.
If you're a female on the ultimate spectrum and you are
trying to be the most productivein your day, you're going around
your day and you are just killing it.
You do all these tasks, your mind is active and you're
keeping that dopamine high. Just go on through these tasks
and he managed to do all your lists, news, all these hackers
and these apps to get through everything.
And then at the end of the night, you close your eyes and

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try to sleep. It's not going to happen.
You would just spend the entire day kicking ass and now you're
like, OK, brain, calm down doesn't happen.
You need to create an environment where you start to
calm yourself down in order to that you can then go to sleep.
You know, it's kind of like saying it's like having an
airplane stop in mid air. It's never going to happen.
The airplane's going to it has momentum.

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It's going to have to slow down gradually and unpack.
Now in terms of your brain, it'sexactly the same.
So This is why this is what I'lltell you to do.
Drink caffeine before bed. And it all sounds really, really
like opposite, but stimulants help the autism brain because it
helps increase serotonin levels,which will then increase your
ability to sleep better. I know it sounds crazy, bear

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with me. So have caffeine before bed.
Maybe come see a couple of coffee before you go to bed.
But create a, a setting environment, you know, put on
candles, dim the light in your living room, watch something
that's calming. Maybe stop television an hour
before you want to go to sleep, read a book or something, But
nothing that's going to be too exciting.
All of these things is designed to help you go OK, I'm I'm
entering slumber period and I'm going to go to bed and I'm going

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to have a good rest. Now.
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