Children with severe developmental disabilities or autism often have difficulty with sleep which can not only impact on their sleep, but affect the whole family. These disorders are common, with autism affecting around 2% of the population. To understand why this occurs and what can be done we talk to Assoc Prof Margot Davey from Monash Childrens' sleep Centre and Assoc Prof Amanda Richdale from La Trobe University.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline:
00:00 -  01:35 Introduction
01:35 - 05:35 What's news in sleep?

Dr Michel Jouvet
Daylight Saving Time
World Sleep Congress 2017
Upcoming conferences
05:35 - 38:55 Theme - Sleep in Special Needs Children

05:35 - 07:41 Background - Sleep in Special Needs Children
07:41 - 21:07 Assoc Prof Margot Davey - Sleep in Children With Severe Developmental Disabilities
21:07 - 33:45 Assoc Prof Amanda Richdale - Sleep in Autism
33:45 - 37:52 Strategies for parents of special needs children to manage their sleep
37:52 - 38:55 More information on Sleep in Special Needs Children
38:55 - 40:00 Clinical tip: The key to children sleeping well is parents sleeping well
40:00 - 43:10 Pick of the month:

40:00 - 41:37 Moira - Nobel Prize for circadian rhythm research
41:37 - 43:10 David - The Paradox of Sleep - Book by Dr Michel Jouvet
43:10 - 45:37 What's coming up in sleep?

Next episode: November - Sleep Economics 

Links mentioned in the podcast: 
Dr Michel Jouvet - obituary in New York Times
Adjusting for daylight saving time
World Sleep Congress
Sleep Down Under - Auckland 25-28th October 2017
International Conference on Sleep Disorders - Jalandhar, India 27-29th October 2017
Sleep in children with special health care needs - Research article
Monash Childrens' Sleep Centre
Sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders - Review article by Amanda Richdale
Sleep wake rhythms in adults with autism spectrum disorders - Research by Amanda Richdale
Video of talk by Margot Davey on managing sleep in genetic epilepsies -from 2hr41min to 3hr 16min
Raising Children - Website
Solving Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - Book
Article in The Conversation - Nobel Prize for circadian rhythm research
The Paradox of Sleep - Book by Dr Michel Jouvet
Dr David Cunnington - Instagram
Dr David Cunnington - Facebook

Children with severe developmental disabilities or autism often have difficulty with sleep which can not only impact on their sleep, but affect the whole family. These disorders are common, with autism affecting around 2% of the population. To understand why this occurs and what can be done we talk to Assoc Prof Margot Davey from Monash Childrens' sleep Centre and Assoc Prof Amanda Richdale from La Trobe University.
Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.
Leave a review and&nbsp;subscribe via&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/sleep-talk/id1067640419?mt=2">iTunes</a>
Audio Timeline:
<ul>
<li>00:00 - &nbsp;01:35 Introduction</li>
<li>01:35 - 05:35 What's news in sleep?
<ul>
<li>Dr Michel Jouvet</li>
<li>Daylight Saving Time</li>
<li>World Sleep Congress 2017</li>
<li>Upcoming conferences</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>05:35 - 38:55 Theme&nbsp;- Sleep in Special Needs Children
<ul>
<li>05:35 - 07:41 Background -&nbsp;Sleep in Special Needs Children</li>
<li>07:41 - 21:07 Assoc Prof Margot Davey - Sleep in Children With Severe Developmental Disabilities</li>
<li>21:07 - 33:45 Assoc Prof Amanda Richdale - Sleep in Autism</li>
<li>33:45 - 37:52 Strategies for parents of special needs children to manage their sleep</li>
<li>37:52 - 38:55 More information on Sleep in Special Needs Children</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>38:55 - 40:00 Clinical tip: The key to children sleeping well is parents sleeping well</li>
<li>40:00 - 43:10 Pick&nbsp;of the month:
<ul>
<li>40:00 - 41:37 Moira - Nobel Prize for circadian rhythm research</li>
<li>41:37 - 43:10 David - The Paradox of&nbsp;Sleep -&nbsp;Book by Dr Michel Jouvet</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>43:10 - 45:37 What's coming up in sleep?</li>
</ul>
Next episode: November - Sleep Economics&nbsp;
Links mentioned in the podcast:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/obituaries/michel-jouvet-who-unlocked-rem-sleeps-secrets-dies-at-91.html?_r=2">Dr Michel Jouvet</a><a href="http://www.sleepdownunder.com"> - obituary in New York Times</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sleephub.com.au/start-daylight-savings-time/">Adjusting for daylight saving time</a></li>
<li><a href="http://worldsleepcongress.com">World Sleep Congress</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sleepdownunder.com">Sleep Down Under</a> - Auckland 25-28th October 2017</li>
<li><a href="http://seaasm.org/icsd/2017/Jalandhar/">International Conference on Sleep Disorders</a> - Jalandhar, India 27-29th October 2017</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982245">Sleep in children with special health care needs</a> - Research article</li>
<li><a href="https://monashchildrenshospital.org/sleep-melbourne-childrens-sleep-centre/">Monash Childrens' Sleep Centre</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19398354">Sleep in children with autism spectrum disorders</a> - 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> - Research by Amanda Richdale</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYlnUdK7_ug">Video of talk by Margot Davey</a> on managing sleep in genetic epilepsies -from 2hr41min to 3hr 16min</li>
<li><a href="http://raisingchildren.net.au/sleep/autism_sleep.html">Raising Children</a> - 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> -&nbsp;Book</li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/circadian-rhythm-nobel-what-they-discovered-and-why-it-matters-85072">Article in&nbsp;</a>The Conversation -&nbsp;Nobel Prize for circadian rhythm research</li>
<li><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/paradox-sleep">The Paradox of&nbsp;</a>Sleep -&nbsp;Book by Dr Michel Jouvet</li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drdavidcunnington/">Dr David Cunnington</a> - Instagram</li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/drdavidcunnington/">Dr David Cunnington</a> - Facebook</li>
</ul>

Sleep Talk is the place to get quality, evidence-based information on sleep and sleep disorders from experts in the field. Each month Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss a sleep topic and interview experts in the field as well as highlighting what has caught their eye in the world of sleep.

Tune in each month for information on health sleep and sleep disorders.

Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep

Sleep Talk is the place to get quality, evidence-based information on sleep and sleep disorders from experts in the field. Each month Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss a sleep topic and interview experts in the field as well as highlighting what has caught their eye in the world of sleep. Brought to you by SleepHub.com.au

Sleep Talk

Children with severe developmental disabilities or autism often have difficulty with sleep which can not only impact on their sleep, but affect the whole family. These disorders are common, with autism affecting around 2% of the population. To understand why this occurs and what can be done we talk to Assoc Prof Margot Davey from Monash Childrens' sleep Centre and Assoc Prof Amanda Richdale from La Trobe University.

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