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Sound asleep: sensory decoupling during sleep depends on an infant’s sensory profile
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/49/4/zsag010/8431293?guestAccessKey= Initiating and maintaining sleep requires gating of sensory input. Sensory processing differences, such as elevated sensory reactivity, have emerged as a potential driver of sleep difficulties in autism. Both sensory and sleep difficulties are prevalent in autistic individuals and emerge early in development. Here, we use polysomnography to understand how infant sensory reactivity affects the ability

TG
Apr 24


Sensory hypersensitivity linked to longer settle time
Sleep problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) emerge early in development, yet the origin remains unclear. Here, we characterise...

TG
Jul 19, 2022


New ESRC grant to study sleep during lockdown
In collaboration with Oxford Brookes, Leeds, Warwick and Oxford Universities, we will investigate the impact that lockdown had on...
LEAD
Jun 30, 2020


New funding: SNOOSE study
We have been awarded a seed fund from Wellcome Trust to investigate the sensory origin of sleep difficulties in ASD.
LEAD
Oct 25, 2019
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