Sleep and Autism

Future Research

There is a need for further research into the sleep problems of autistic people and the most effective interventions to overcome those problems. Specifically there is a need for studies which:

• Examine the impact of poor sleep on autistic people and replicate and extend existing research into interventions which appear to be effective.
• Identify which individuals are most likely to benefit from those interventions and examine other interventions which may be beneficial.
• Focus on the development and evaluation of standardised parent training programmes.
• Develop contextually appropriate interventions, that is, interventions which will work with culturally and linguistically diverse families.

Updated

16 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 May 2018

Next Review

01 May 2021