There is no allegedly, the dude was a total boomer and literally wrote out instructions on how to dox someone in his notebook which are shown in the federal complaint against him
Literally outlines which sites are free, which ones have free trials, etc
Like you you would think he would just use a text document or bookmarks or something
There is a high comorbidity of sleep issues with Autism, 60-80% vs 20-30% of neurotypical pop that has sleep disturbances
Melatonin system differences is the main neurological causal factor. Tends to be lower production overall and abnormal secretion schedule. Supplementation with melatonin is cheap, relatively safe, and easy place to start. Consult a doctor if you have an autoimmune disorder or are epileptic as melatonin can mess with immune activity and lower seizure threshold. like all things it is possible to be allergic to it but that’s astoundingly rare. Can also interact with other meds like SSRIs and birth control to increase melatonin levels more than you’d want or meds like warfarin to increase bleeding. Basically if you’re healthy it’s very safe but if you’re already taking a bunch of meds, diabetic, etc just ask a doctor. It’s probably fine but never hurts to be sure
Other potential causal factors are what you’d expect: sensory issues, anxiety, etc. managing these ranges from not that bad to extremely difficult. Sleep masks, ear plugs, medications, white noise, etc
Apneas are also more common in autism and are more difficult to treat. CPAPs are poorly tolerated by everyone. there’s a reason insurance companies have pushed to have metrics built into them. You last had one a decade ago so it was potentially before this but modern ones snitch on you: they take usage statistics and if you don’t use them the required amount the insurance co demands you return it or they stop paying for it (this may have been the case 10 years ago even, definitely how it works now).
Outside of CPAP your options for treating apneas are fairly limited and depend on how the apnea presents. If you’re overweight losing weight is the biggest factor in management of an apnea. If your tonsils or adenoids are enlarged surgeries to reduce or remove them can reduce or fix the apnea. If you have narrow jaw issues that can be similarly corrected and reduce apnea. Steroids and such can be used if you have bad allergies but this generally is only an intervention for fairly mild apneas and then you have to deal with side effects of steroids
Otherwise it’s best to find a way to desensitize yourself to the mask if possible. I know it sounds impossible but I’ve worked with many people on doing this and it can be quite a significant positive impact on quality of life. Apnea ultimately means that while you are sleeping and even sleeping excessively you likely aren’t getting much restorative sleep. There’s unfortunately not much to do for that aside from getting oxygen into you while you sleep (or correcting the issues that prevent your airway from becoming obstructed)