Parent-Mediated Telehealth Intervention for Insomnia in Young Autistic Children
This study will evaluate the efficacy of a structured parent-mediated behavioral intervention called Sleep Parent Treatment (SPT) for insomnia in autistic children ages 3 to 7 years 11 months, compared to another behavioral intervention called Sleep Parent Education (SPE). Eligible children will be randomly assigned to either the SPT or SPE intervention for 10 weeks.
• Age \>3 to 7 years 11 months
• Clinical diagnosis of ASD supported by the Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADI-R)
• Score of 30 or more on the Parent-Rated Insomnia Scale - ASD (PAIRS) and the Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) score of Moderate or greater (a score of 4 or more)
• Medication and supplement free or on stable medication or supplements (no changes in the past 6 weeks and no planned changes for 10 weeks of the randomized trial)
• Parental proficiency in spoken and written English language. Study materials and many of the study measures are only available in English