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Our Brochure
We created a simple brochure to introduce DSPS and Non-24 to
people experiencing symptoms of these disorders, and to their families.
We encourage distributing this to anyone who may be interested. Print on lightly colored paper for a brighter look!
The web display version shows the brochure panels in easy-to-read order. The print versions are meant to be printed out on both sides of a sheet of paper, then folded in thirds, creating a brochure. (In the print version, the panels will appear out of order on-screen.)
Q&A Documents
We have posted documents describing DSPS and Non-24, in an easy to read Question-and-Answer format.
These are designed to give to family members, friends, employers, and school personnel, to help them
understand these disorders. Feel free to print and distribute these. There are two different (but similar) versions, one for DSPS and the other for Non-24:
The web formats display nicely in your browser.
The printer versions are formatted by your browser for printing a multi-page document.
The booklet forms are pre-formatted PDF files that you can print on two sides of a single sheet of paper, which then folds in half into a booklet.
* When printing the booklet, be sure to flip on the short edge (select this option if you have a double-sided printer).
Fact Sheet
We've put together a short Fact Sheet as a quick way of introducing circadian sleep disorders to people who don't know about them. It's one side of one sheet of paper, so it's easy to print out. It's shorter and less dense than our brochure or our Q&A booklets, so it's a quick and easy read, just the basics.
Niteowl Email List
This is a mailing list support group for people with DSPS and Non-24 to share
their experiences. It's a good place for people just discovering these disorders
to hear how others deal with them, as well as for long-time participants to get support and to provide support to others.
There are often discussions of evolving treatment, useful to all.
For further information, and to sign up,
go to www.circadiandisorders.org/list.
Links to Other Pages and Other Sites
Circadian Sleep Disorders Network does not necessarily agree with the content on other sites that we link to.
Some links have been moved to other pages, where they seem to belong.
For example, treatment related links are on the Treatments page.
If you don't see something here, please look further, or use the Search box above.
Circadian Sleep Disorders (including both DSPS and Non-24)
Griffith-Haynie, Madelyn, JetLagged for Life, (2012) - excellent description by someone suffering from DSPS/N24 (and apparently sometimes one or the other), and ADD as well
Gardner, Amanda, Is 'social jet lag' harming your health?, (2012) - connection with obesity; "Paying more attention to our body clocks may be good for the economy as well as our health"
Fadden, James and Sharkey, Katherine, Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder, (2013) - detailed description on the National Organization of Rare Diseases web site
Treatment of DSPS and Non-24 - our Treatments page including sleep hygeine, light therapy, melatonin, chronotherapy, light restriction, sleep deprivation/phase advance, light boxes, goggles, etc
Personal Stories
These stories are in the words of the people submitting them. We do not verify the information they contain,
and do not judge their applicability to others. What works for some may not work for others.
Zeo - tracks your sleep stages (wake, REM, light, deep) with headband sensor
Lark actiwatch - tracks wake and sleep via wrist movement (iPhone/iPad)
SleepTracker - tracks sleep stages via wrist movement Reviewer
note: This watch-type unit claims to track sleep stages using only wrist movement. The accuracy claimed on the website refers only to the accuracy of movement detection, not to the accuracy of determining sleep stages. For all that, the data the manufacturer sent us supports only 87% accuracy of motion detection, not the 95% claimed on the web site. Ok as an inexpensive motion detector (sleep/wake detection), we cannot recommend for analyzing sleep stages.
Sleep Cycle - tracks wake and sleep via wrist movement (iPhone/iPad)
Sleep As Android - tracks wake and sleep via wrist movement (Android devices)
Calculating
sleepCal - a calculator for predicting your sleep times in advance if you're Non-24 with a constant delay
ATOS (Healthcare) Experiences - Facebook group for people in the UK who are having trouble keeping disability benefits due to failing the ATOS Work Capability Assessment.
Sample Letters
Several members have contributed letters which they or their doctors have written in support of accommodation for CSDs.
We include them here in case they can be of use to others.
Names have been changed or removed.
They are provided as guidance, but will generally have to be rewritten to suit your individual circumstances.
You must be a member of Circadian Sleep Disorders Network to access these.
You may join here.
The Bedroom: Insomnia Resource Center, (2012) - this page was useful to some, but note: the DSPS link on this page is outdated, do not depend on the info it links to
