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Good Nights Programme

The Good Nights Programme is a research project focused on changing sleep problems in children with autism.

What We Did

Our research team worked intensively with families throughout New Zealand to treat sleep problems in children on the autism spectrum. We used a procedure termed Functional Behavioural Assessment to assess the role of environmental antecedents, motivation, and reinforcement contingencies in the maintenance of the sleep problems.

Who Was Involved

This research was funded by the IHC Foundation and the Health Research Council of New Zealand. Over the course of this project, we received referrals from those providing services and support for children on the autism spectrum and their families.

Why It Matters

Children on the autism spectrum experience a high rate of sleep problems leading to negative impacts on many aspects of their development as well as on family functioning and wellbeing. Despite complex factors, including biological changes leading to such sleep problems, we have demonstrated that by changing the sleep environment, child skills, and parent responses, these stressful problems can be effectively treated.

Learn More

• McLay, L., France, K.G., Blampied, N.M., Hunter, J.E., van Deurs, J.R., Woodford, E.C., Gibbs., R., & Lang, R. (2021). Collateral child and parent effects of function-based behavioral interventions for sleep problems in children and adolescents with autism. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, Published on-line 10th June, 2021. Doi. 10.1007/s-3
• McLay, L. M., France, K. G., Blampied, N. M., van Deurs, J. R. Hunter, J., Knight, J., Hastie, B., Carnett, A., Woodford, E., Gibbs, R., Lang, R (2021) Function-based behavioral interventions for sleep problems in children and adolescents with Autism: Summary of 41 clinical cases. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 , 418 -432
• McLay LK., France KG., Knight J., Blampied NM. & Hastie B. (2019). The effectiveness of function-based interventions to treat sleep problems, including unwanted co-sleeping, in children with autism. Behavioral Interventions, 34(1), 30-51.
• Van Deurs, J.R., McLay, L. K., France, K. G., Blampied, N. M., Lang, R. B. & Hunter, J. E. (2019). Behavioral sleep intervention for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A pilot Study. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 3(4). 397-410.