{"id":536,"date":"2025-10-24T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/?page_id=536"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:33:17","slug":"mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This project is conducted by the University of Reading and the Dingley Child Development Centre. Through this mixed-methods study, we are exploring how different sleep interventions – behavioural (sleep hygiene) and pharmacological (melatonin) – affect sleep quality, sensory processing, and emotional regulation in autistic children and children with other neurodevelopmental conditions, as well as parental mental health. We combine actigraphy, quantitative questionnaires, and qualitative parent interviews to understand not only whether these interventions work, but also why and for whom.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This project is conducted by the University of Reading and the Dingley Child Development Centre. Through this mixed-methods study, we are exploring how different sleep interventions – behavioural (sleep hygiene)…Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1145,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nMapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children - The Sensational Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children - The Sensational Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This project is conducted by the University of Reading and the Dingley Child Development Centre. Through this mixed-methods study, we are exploring how different sleep interventions – behavioural (sleep hygiene)...Read More >\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sensational Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-24T12:33:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/\",\"name\":\"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children - The Sensational Lab\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-24T12:31:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-24T12:33:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/\",\"name\":\"The Sensational Lab\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The University of Reading\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/Unorganized\/Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/Unorganized\/Logo.jpg\",\"width\":1924,\"height\":576,\"caption\":\"The University of Reading\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children - The Sensational Lab","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children - The Sensational Lab","og_description":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This project is conducted by the University of Reading and the Dingley Child Development Centre. Through this mixed-methods study, we are exploring how different sleep interventions – behavioural (sleep hygiene)...Read More >","og_url":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/","og_site_name":"The Sensational Lab","article_modified_time":"2025-10-24T12:33:17+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/","url":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/","name":"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children - The Sensational Lab","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-10-24T12:31:02+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-24T12:33:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/mapping-the-impact-of-sleep-interventions-on-autistic-children\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mapping the Impact of Sleep Interventions on Autistic Children"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#website","url":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/","name":"The Sensational Lab","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#organization","name":"The University of Reading","url":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/Unorganized\/Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/Unorganized\/Logo.jpg","width":1924,"height":576,"caption":"The University of Reading"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":544,"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/536\/revisions\/544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sensory-perception-autism-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}