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Circadian Sleep Disorders Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving the lives of people with chronic circadian rhythm disorders.
We aim to increase awareness within the medical community and among the general public,
to provide emotional support and practical ideas for people living with these disorders,
to encourage research into circadian rhythms, and
to advocate for accommodations in education and employment for people with circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders (CRSDs or CSDs) are neurological disorders in which the sleep-wake cycle is out of sync with the day-night cycle. These include in particular Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS), also called Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD), and Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24). Please refer to our descriptions and definitions pages for more details, and print out our brochure to give to others.
We can progress toward our mission of promoting awareness and accommodation only if we can demonstrate that we represent a community of people who suffer from these disorders. Please join now, so we can better help you and the CSD community in achieving our common goals. More details are on the Join page.
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. To keep them targeted, there are four different (but similar) versions:
| DSPS for Adults Q&A - web | printer | booklet |
| DSPS for Students Q&A - web | printer | booklet |
| Non-24 for Adults Q&A - web | printer | booklet |
| Non-24 for Students Q&A - web | printer | booklet |
The web forms display nicely in your browser. The printer forms are formatted for printing a multi-page document. The booklet forms are pdf files that you can print on two sides of a single sheet of paper, which then folds in half into a booklet.
The shortcut csd-n.org also gets you to this page, with less typing!
We have received our IIRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status as a public charity, retroactive to our date of incorporation, Aug 2011. We have also filed our 2011 income tax return, which is due May 15.
We are in the process of assembling a Medical Advisory Board. We welcome Dr Charles A Czeisler as its first member. Dr Czeisler is one of the authors of the seminal 1981 paper Delayed sleep phase syndrome. A chronobiological disorder with sleep-onset insomnia.
We opened for membership in January, and people are joining at a continuing pace. We have consulted on membership requirements and other issues with people who volunteered to help us, including our Board of Directors and Advisory Panel.
We are offering merchandise (mugs, T-shirts, tote bags, bumper stickers, and a messenger bag) with our name and logo through CafePress,
at
www.cafepress.com/circadiansleepdisordersnetwork. (Note:
if you just search CafePress you will find this merchandise, but at a higher price!)
The NIH Sleep Research Plan 2011, is now officially released. It sets the priorities for US government-funded sleep and circadian research for the next 3-5 years. There is considerable mention of circadian sleep disorders. The full plan in pdf format can be downloaded from the link on this page: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/sleep/sleep_splan.htm.
This brochure is geared to the general public, to introduce DSPS and Non-24 to people experiencing symptoms of these disorders, and to their families.
Please distribute it to anyone who may be interested.
Print on lightly colored paper for some color, if you like.
Brochure for 8½"x11" US letter size paper, PDF
Brochure for European (etc) A4-sized paper, PDF
We're still getting started!
This web site is intended to provide generic information about CSDs, and
is not intended to replace discussions with a healthcare provider.
You should not use the information on this website for diagnosing or treating a medical or health condition.
All decisions regarding patient care should be made with your healthcare provider.
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