3. TIL that Toys R Us started the initiative of a 'quiet hour' in all its stores in...

TIL that Toys R Us started the initiative of a 'quiet hour' in all its stores in the UK,last Christmas. The initiative involved temporarily dimming the lights and switching off music and announcements, in order to help the autistic children shop for Christmas.

I predicted that Autism, Aspergers and Narcolepsy where all immune disorders and ended up being right. I have Fibromyalgia which has similarities to all but mainly Autism and Narcolepsy. Luckily the brain is developed before it kicks in like Autism but you sensory inputs are cracked up past 11 and after to much stress and input I go lay down in on a very expensive soft bed in darkness and no noise, not to sleep but to to decompress for an 1/2 an hour or more, I do not go to concerts, clubs or music festivals to much light, sound and people bumping into me. I can't imagine trying to deal with the same shit while a child, Autism is not remotely fair. Fibromyalgia kind has narcolepsy lite but I take a drug in the morning to stay awake and drugs in the even to go to sleep. Tropicann555 invest in higher thread count sheets and I advise a Latex mattress. I can also the spring coils in even the nicest of spring beds and memory foam gets too hot, latex is nice and cool and you can add or remove blankets to adjust for heat. Also and make sure your clothing is soft and as comfortable as possible as can be for the situation. Get slacks that are the stretchy type and fit well without belt and then be picky when belt shopping, after wearing your standard belt for a professional environment it feels like it is cutting into me by the end of the work day, I would take it off in the car before even getting home. Sensory deprivation places are opening up here and there and you can even buy one for your house but they are not cheap, you basically feel nothing and hear nothing but don't stay in too long as to start hallucinating from lack of input. It gives your body a bit of a chance to reset, they do the same basic thing with Ketamine for Fibromygila in a few states in the USA for 3-7 days and then once a month infusions. Basically Ketamine unlike other painkillers disconnects your brain from sensory input and the resulting hallucinations are the brain's reaction to no stimuli, but they can give you another drug that mitigates that too.

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