Although behavioural interventions are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) as first line treatments for sleep problems in autistic children, few have been shown to actually work.  This Australian RCT provides evidence for the efficacy of a two-session, parent-focussed and clinician-delivered intervention with telephone follow-up.

Papadopoulos, N., Sciberras, E., Hiscock, H., Williams, K., McGillivray, J., Mihalopoulos, C., … & Rinehart, N. (2022). Sleeping Sound Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a randomised controlled trial of a brief behavioural sleep intervention in primary school‐aged autistic children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

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