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Cary Brown, Co-Investigator, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta is inviting you to pass this information along to families.
Better Nights, Better Days for
Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Better Nights,
Better Days for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (BNBD-NDD) is an
evidence-based eHealth program to support parents of children ages 4-12 years old with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) who
experience sleeping problems including difficulties falling asleep, staying
asleep, and waking too early.
The BNBD-NDD program is
tailored for parents/primary caregivers of children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD), and Cerebral Palsy (CP).
Funded by the Kids Brain Health
Network (https://kidsbrainhealth.ca/), the program was designed by a national team of pediatric sleep
researchers led by Dr. Penny Corkum (Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre)
and Dr. Shelly Weiss (University of Toronto, SickKids).
The national team of
investigators are currently evaluating the BNBD-NDD program using a randomized
controlled trial. The research team is recruiting Canadian parents of children
ages 4-12 years with ADHD, ASD, FASD, and CP to participate in the study and
receive access to the program.
Interested families can
visit www.ndd.betternightsbetterdays.ca for more information and sign up to participate.
Inclusion Criteria
q Child is between the ages of 4 and 12 years old
q Child has been diagnosed with ADHD,
ASD, FASD, or CP
q Family resides in Canada
q Parent has regular access to high-speed internet and
email
q Parent can read, write and understand English
q Child has problems falling asleep lasting 1 month or
longer
q Child is ambulatory
q Child can feed themselves with a utensil
q Child can help with dressing themselves
q Child can follow 2-step instructions when focused
q Child can express preferences using language and speak
in 4-word sentences
q Child does not experience incontinence more than 3 or
more times per week that requires parental intervention at night
q Parent does not wish to bed share with child
q Child has not been diagnosed with a
medical disorder or mental health disorder that currently requires
hospitalization or residential care, or a medically based sleep disorder (such
as sleep apnea)
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