Sleep hygiene for autism

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Acknowledgements
This document was prepared by Shelly K. Weiss, MD, FRCPC, paediatric neurologist at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Beth Ann Malow, MD, MS, neurologist and director of the Sleep Disorders Program at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, as an Autism Speaks Treatment Network (ATN) product. We gratefully acknowledge the valuable support of the members of the ATN Sleep Committee, including Terry Katz, PhD, psychologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Kim Frank, M.Ed, educational consultant, Vanderbilt University, in reviewing this document. The concept of a bedtime map was developed by Patrick Friman, MD (Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 1999).
This document was edited, designed, and produced by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network / Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health Communications Department. We gratefully acknowledge the review and suggestions of many families participating in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network. This publication may be redistributed in its current state or repurposed as an electronic file for your production and distribution at no charge, so long as it includes your organisation and key references. For information on revision, please contact atn@autismspeaks.org.
These materials are the result of ongoing activities of the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network, a programme funded by Autism Speaks. It is supported under Cooperative Agreement No. UA3 MC11054 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Research Program with Massachusetts General Hospital. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MCHB, HRSA, and HHS.
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Cooperative Agreement Number UA3 MC11054 – Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as representing the official position or receiving the endorsement of HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. This work was conducted by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network under the AIR-P name.