Desperate for Sleep: Exploring Parental Perceptions of Melatonin Use Among Adolescents With Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Sleep disorders in children/adolescents with neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders: what evidences do we have with the use of non-pharmacological interventions?

A narrative review of sleep interventions across autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions finds that parent-led behavioural strategies can improve sleep — and often improve daytime behaviour too.

Children's oppositional defiant disorder and mother-child interpersonal brain synchrony: the role of maternal meta-emotion philosophy.

Brain scanning during a shared task reveals that mothers of children with ODD show disrupted neural synchrony with their child — and that emotional engagement, not just strategy, is what shifts outcomes.

The effectiveness of an online-based psychosocial program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders - a randomized controlled trial.

An online psychosocial parenting program significantly reduced stress and improved coping for parents of autistic and ADHD children — and the gains extended to the children's own functioning.

Unpacking the daily dynamics of parenting strain: A 15-day diary study of caregiving role overload, depressive symptoms, and parental burnout among parents of autistic children.

A 15-day diary study of 210 parents finds that caregiving overload and depressive symptoms feed each other day-to-day — and that mothers carry a disproportionate share of the cost.

Emotion Regulation Treatment for Irritability and Disruptive Behavior: A Preliminary Investigation.

A new 13-week intervention targeting children's emotion regulation — not just parent behaviour management — shows early promise for reducing ODD symptoms and irritability.