Children, adolescents and adults with autism can have significant sleep problems. Trouble getting to sleep, waking at night and early morning waking are some of the most common. Prof Amanda Richdale, from LaTrobe University talks with us about why sleep problems occur in autism.&nbsp;
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Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19398354">Sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders</a> &ndash; Review article by Amanda Richdale</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28160224">Sleep wake rhythms in adults with autism spectrum disorders</a> &ndash; Research by Amanda Richdale</li>
<li><a href="http://raisingchildren.net.au/sleep/autism_sleep.html">Raising Children</a> &ndash; Website</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Solving-Problems-Children-Spectrum-Disorders/dp/1606131958">Solving Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders</a> &ndash;&nbsp;Book</li>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Children, adolescents and adults with autism can have significant sleep problems. Trouble getting to sleep, waking at night and early morning waking are some of the most common. Prof Amanda Richdale, from LaTrobe University talks with us about why sleep problems occur in autism.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can listen to and subscribe to the SCN2A Insights podcast via&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/scn2a-insights/id1479681243?mt=2&amp;amp;app=podcast"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6KrDEmN7XPh8oDR7zR48cy"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvMjNkMTM3YTEtNDQxNi00MGQ2LWE1ZmMtYTUyOTAwMDFlY2RkLzA5MmMwZGNhLWQ0OTgtNDlkYy1hY2RkLWFhNzgwMGI3YWIyZC9jZDc2ZmU4Ni05MTA3LTQxMzYtYmY4Mi1hYTc4MDBiODVmZWQvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M%3D"&gt;Google Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or in your podcast app.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Links:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19398354"&gt;Sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders&lt;/a&gt; &amp;ndash; Review article by Amanda Richdale&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28160224"&gt;Sleep wake rhythms in adults with autism spectrum disorders&lt;/a&gt; &amp;ndash; Research by Amanda Richdale&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://raisingchildren.net.au/sleep/autism_sleep.html"&gt;Raising Children&lt;/a&gt; &amp;ndash; Website&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Solving-Problems-Children-Spectrum-Disorders/dp/1606131958"&gt;Solving Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders&lt;/a&gt; &amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;Book&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Children, adolescents and adults with autism can have significant sleep problems. Trouble getting to sleep, waking at night and early morning waking are some of the most common. Prof Amanda Richdale, from LaTrobe University talks with us about why sleep problems occur in autism.

SCN2A Insights

Sleep in Autism

Sleep in Autism

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