TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioural treatments for sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder
T2 - a Review of the Recent Literature
AU - Pattison, Emily
AU - Papadopoulos, Nicole
AU - Marks, Deborah
AU - McGillivray, Jane
AU - Rinehart, Nicole
N1 - Funding Information:
Emily Pattison and Deborah Marks declare that they have no conflict of interest. The Deakin Child Study Centre (Nicole Rinehart, Nicole Papadopoulous, Jane McGillivray) receives philanthropic funding from the Moose Toys, Ferrero Group Australia as part of its Kinder + Sport pillar of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, MECCA Brands, Wenig Family, Geelong Community Foundation, and Grace & Emilio Foundation; and industry partner funding from the Victorian Department of Education, to conduct research in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders and inclusion. The Deakin Child Study Centre (NR, NP, JM) has also previously received scholarship funding from the Australian Football League and industry partner funding from the NDIS. NR has received donations from Vic Health and Bus Association Victoria and previous speaker honorarium from Novartis (2002), Pfizer (2006) and Nutricia (2007) and is a Director of the Amaze Board (Autism Victoria).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Purpose of Review: Behavioural sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common and burdensome for both the child and their family. We provide an up-to-date review on behavioural sleep interventions and their core features and conclude with expert recommendations regarding the modification of interventions for children with ASD. Recent Findings: In the past 3 years, four original research studies (n ≥ 10) have evaluated behavioural sleep interventions for children with ASD (one RCT, three pre-post studies). All four studies reported significant improvements across various sleep outcomes and daytime behaviours. The interventions varied, however, in assessment comprehensiveness, nature of implementation support, length and delivery of intervention, outcome measurements, and follow-up periods. Summary: Clinically, behavioural sleep interventions are regarded as the first-line of treatment for sleep problems experienced by children with ASD. However, there is still much to be learnt regarding their clinical effectiveness.
AB - Purpose of Review: Behavioural sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common and burdensome for both the child and their family. We provide an up-to-date review on behavioural sleep interventions and their core features and conclude with expert recommendations regarding the modification of interventions for children with ASD. Recent Findings: In the past 3 years, four original research studies (n ≥ 10) have evaluated behavioural sleep interventions for children with ASD (one RCT, three pre-post studies). All four studies reported significant improvements across various sleep outcomes and daytime behaviours. The interventions varied, however, in assessment comprehensiveness, nature of implementation support, length and delivery of intervention, outcome measurements, and follow-up periods. Summary: Clinically, behavioural sleep interventions are regarded as the first-line of treatment for sleep problems experienced by children with ASD. However, there is still much to be learnt regarding their clinical effectiveness.
KW - Autism
KW - Behavioural sleep intervention
KW - Children
KW - Review
KW - Sleep problems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087860265&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11920-020-01172-1
DO - 10.1007/s11920-020-01172-1
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 32661719
AN - SCOPUS:85087860265
SN - 1523-3812
VL - 22
JO - Current Psychiatry Reports
JF - Current Psychiatry Reports
IS - 9
M1 - 46
ER -
