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November 24 is N24 AWARENESS DAY. N24, short for ], is, among sighted people, the most debilitating of the circadian rhythm disorders. (Among the blind it has a different cause and is most often treatable.) I have “only” its little brother, ], which gives me just an inkling of how N24 is. What we have in common is fatigue and the fact that our sleep patterns are abnormal and inflexible. November 24 is N24 AWARENESS DAY. N24, short for ], is, among sighted people, the most debilitating of the ]. (Among the blind it has a different cause and is most often treatable.) I have “only” its little brother, ], which gives me just an inkling of how N24 is. What we have in common is fatigue and the fact that our sleep patterns are abnormal and '''inflexible'''.


People with N24 cannot keep to the 24-hour day on this planet. While normal people usually are awake for about 16 hours and sleep for about 8 hours, N24 people are awake for about 17 hours and sleep for about 9 hours (plus/minus) for a “day” much longer than 24 hours. That means that if they woke up at 8 a.m. today, they’ll awaken at 10 tomorrow, noon the day after, 2 p.m. the day after that and so on around the clock. This makes them have great difficulty getting an education; it generally makes them unemployable; and it makes it nearly impossible for them to make and keep any appointment. People with N24 cannot keep to the 24-hour day on this planet. While normal people usually are awake for about 16 hours and sleep for about 8 hours, N24 people are awake for about 17 hours and sleep for about 9 hours (plus/minus) for a “day” much longer than 24 hours. That means that if they woke up at 8 a.m. today, they’ll awaken at 10 tomorrow, noon the day after, 2 p.m. the day after that and so on around the clock. This makes them have great difficulty getting an education; it generally makes them unemployable; and it makes it nearly impossible for them to make and keep any appointment.

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My blog on circadian rhythm disorders is on WordPress.
---last updated on 7 November 2013---
See also: Circadian Sleep Disorders Network

November 24 is N24 AWARENESS DAY. N24, short for Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder, is, among sighted people, the most debilitating of the circadian rhythm disorders. (Among the blind it has a different cause and is most often treatable.) I have “only” its little brother, DSPS/DSPD, which gives me just an inkling of how N24 is. What we have in common is fatigue and the fact that our sleep patterns are abnormal and inflexible.

People with N24 cannot keep to the 24-hour day on this planet. While normal people usually are awake for about 16 hours and sleep for about 8 hours, N24 people are awake for about 17 hours and sleep for about 9 hours (plus/minus) for a “day” much longer than 24 hours. That means that if they woke up at 8 a.m. today, they’ll awaken at 10 tomorrow, noon the day after, 2 p.m. the day after that and so on around the clock. This makes them have great difficulty getting an education; it generally makes them unemployable; and it makes it nearly impossible for them to make and keep any appointment.

Today is AWARENESS day. Please don’t judge people who have invisible disabilities; they have enough to struggle with as it is. Thanks!


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For your great work on the sleep articles. It's great to have you here! Kla’quot (talk | contribs) 06:01, 22 November 2007 (UTC)


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Hordaland, a Barnstar for your dedication and work on medicine related pages.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:40, 16 January 2009 (UTC)


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For your integrity, honor and honesty which has helped to maintain wikipedia as a pleasant place for all. Literaturegeek | T@1k? 23:25, 10 November 2009 (UTC)


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