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Here's my collection of sleep-related resources.  If a link doesn't work, try removing any blank spaces in the address.  If it still doesn't work, let me know.

Articles:

http://lindahodgdon.com/newsletters.html - click on September 2008 for "How to create successful bedtime routines" from visual support guru Linda Hodgdon.

http://www.autismsa.org.au/pdf/strategies/IS21_Sleeping_Prob lems.pdf - "Sleeping Problems" information sheet from the Autism Association of South Australia.

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=528&a=3376 - "Helping your child with autism to sleep better" from the National Autistic Society in the UK.

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/Medical/goodnight.html- "Establishing Positive Sleep Patterns for Young Children with Autism" by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

http://www.aap.org/pressroom/AutismMgmt.pdf - "Management of Children with Autism Sepctrum Disorders" from the medical journal Pediatrics.  Sleep disturbances are covered on page 8.

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/sensory-integrati on-activities.html - Sleep programs/products

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/helping-baby-slee p.html - helping baby sleep

http://www.netnewsdesk.com/SPDFoundation/index.cfm?PID=897&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;ID=4041,14387,14288 - dealing with under and overarousal, from an OT specializing in sensory issues.

http://autism.about.com/od/sleepissuesandautism/Sleep_Issues _and_Autism.htm - collection of articles from autism.about.com

http://www.asdatoz.com/Documents/Website-%20Helping%20Childr en%20Sleep%20ltrd.pdf - from the authors of "Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z".  Includes a great tip about colored nightlights, and video modeling.

http://www.parenting.com/article/Baby/Care/Solved!-The-Myste ries-of-Toddler-Naps - Parenting magazine article "Solved!  The Mysteries of Toddler Naps" (not about autism per se, but covers kids up to age 4 or so).

http://www.integrationscatalog.com/sportime-shared/articles/ sleeping_issues.jsp - sensory integration and sleep.

http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/task/sleep.html - from Tennessee Autism Spectrum Kids.  Lots of links.

http://groups.msn.com/TheAutismHomePage/sleep.msnw - another article with lots of links, including a New Scientist article that claims that too much tv watching reduces natural melatonin levels.

Sample tips from our forum:

http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25360&am p;am p;am p;PN=1&TPN=1 - tip from our forum about using a large stuffed animal as a transitional object.

http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27532&am p;am p;PN=4 - product tip from our forum, a special light that allowed them to quit melatonin

Resources for documenting sleep problems:

Note:  The resources in this section were found through links at http://www.adoptmed.org/topics/childrens-sleep-habits-questi onnaire.html:

http://www.kidzzzsleep.org/pdfs/04CSHQAbbreviated.pdf - Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire

http://www.kidzzzsleep.org/pdfs/04CSHQ-SubscaleItems.pdf - What the questionnaire scores mean -- ie are you dealing with parasomnias, anxiety, etc.

http://www.kidzzzsleep.org/docs/sleepdiary.xls - sleep diary example

Sample social stories:

http://billandaddie.blogspot.com/search?q=Bedtime+social+story - bedtime

http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/stateschools/PDF/ParentFocus(De c05).pdf - bedtime

http://www.autism-india.org/dec99.html - going to bed

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=528&a=3376 - "time for bed" (under the paragraph headed "Explaining sleep").

http://www.mhkc.org/media/doc1/Autism%20Social%20Stories/FEE LING%20SAFE%20IN%20BED%20AT%20NIGHT.PDF  - feeling safe in bed at night at camp.

Books:

"Sleep Better!  A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs" by V. Mark Duran.

Any other resources?

NorwayMom39702.0448611111

This hasn't been bumped since 2007.  Today I found out about bed bumpers for big kids, if your kid reacts to a cold wall or often hits the wall during sleep.  This is just meant as an example, I'm assuming other webshops have similar products.  I have no experience with the product or webshop.

http://www.kidzcomfort.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPa th=2&zenid=92f07de6d397a214333fa004cff65c07

 
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