What helps an autistic child settle at night?

Sleep difficulty is one of the most common things parents raise with us. Falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking hours before dawn — the pattern differs, but the tiredness lands on the whole household.

Sleep problems affect the majority of autistic children, and the reasons stack up: sensitivity to light, sound and temperature, anxiety at the end of the day, and differences in melatonin timing. A settled bedtime routine is usually the first thing a paediatrician asks about.

Here you'll find weighted quilts and compression sheets, blackout curtains, white noise machines, night lights and star projectors, earplugs and acoustic foam. Parents of teenagers often start with a weighted quilt. Families tell us blackout curtains mattered most through summer, when it is still light at bedtime.

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