As life goes on, I would say due to the nature of the complex conditions known as ASD,
we inevitably end up suffering from various mental health problems, but especially anxiety and depression.
Some may suffer from sensory hyper sensitivities, some agoraphobia, some other similar ailments.
The longer you suffer from depression, the more likely you are going to suffer from anxiety.
The longer you have anxiety / depression, the more likely your going to get some form of brain damage
which causes the condition to be more permanent, especially if you continue to get exposed to stressors.
Anxiety / Depression often causes people to drink and eat too much. Some times sleep more than normal.
I would say that sleeping longer than normal can be caused by sensory hypersensitivity.
Some however, are of the opposite dynamic. In that their neuroses manifest themselves as anorexia.
So... some get obsessive about their weight.
I personally was born with allergies, asthma etc. and had parents with a sweet tooth.
So as a kid I was tubby.
The thing is I also have some aspect of hyperfocus in me, which i believe is part of my ASD.
Which helped me to lose loads of weight, when i turned 11, I started karate and became obsessed.
Eventually training 7 days a week and losing all the tubby-ness
By 14 i was super lean and continued for a few years
but later on, got anxiety / depression and coped by drinking and eating
I am now 47 and finally got a handle on my diet
I have been on a diet since jan the 3rd
and by going on a strict calorie restricted diet
i lost over 10 kg in about 6 weeks
I plan to keep on going
another 10 kg and i will be 73 kg
my ideal weight
so perhaps just another 6 weeks
and then i will have to work out a maintenance diet
i think that this is what the western world needs now
to cure obesity
as even kids are super heavy now
let alone the adults
and with it brings all sorts of health problems
such as diabetes and other forms of problems