{"id":{"repo_id":"uoit","oai_identifier":"oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/1607"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/uoit/oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/1607","repository":{"repo_id":"uoit","name":"Ontario Institute of Technology","base_url":"https://ontariotechu.scholaris.ca/server/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"“I don’t think there’s anything typical about it.” Exploring sleep in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder","abstract":"Purpose: Sleep is an important mechanism for everyday functioning and childhood development. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have high rates of sleep problems. This interpretive phenomenology-informed study aims to fill the gaps on the experiences of family sleep with a child with ASD. Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit parents of at least one child with ASD. Fifteen in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents. Findings: Themes included (1) environmental factors contributing to sleep, (2) individual and family consequences of sleep loss, (3) parental internalization of emotions and conflicts surrounding sleep, (4) mitigation strategies used to improve sleep; and (5) the knowledge and beliefs that parents have about sleep. Discussion: Findings suggest that parents understand what it takes to achieve sleep in their homes and carry mental and emotional burdens related to sleep, focused on making sure their child(ren) get enough sleep.","abstract_html":"Purpose: Sleep is an important mechanism for everyday functioning and childhood development. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have high rates of sleep problems. This interpretive phenomenology-informed study aims to fill the gaps on the experiences of family sleep with a child with ASD. Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit parents of at least one child with ASD. Fifteen in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents. Findings: Themes included (1) environmental factors contributing to sleep, (2) individual and family consequences of sleep loss, (3) parental internalization of emotions and conflicts surrounding sleep, (4) mitigation strategies used to improve sleep; and (5) the knowledge and beliefs that parents have about sleep. Discussion: Findings suggest that parents understand what it takes to achieve sleep in their homes and carry mental and emotional burdens related to sleep, focused on making sure their child(ren) get enough sleep.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Grant, Emma"],"institution":"University of Ontario Institute of Technology","degree_name":"Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)","degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":"Community, Public and Population Health","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Papaconstantinou, Efrosini"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2023,"date_issued":"2023-04-01","date_published":"2023-04-01","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:35:34Z","subjects":["Sleep","Autism spectrum disorder","Family","Qualitative methodology"],"languages":["en"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1607","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Papaconstantinou, Efrosini"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Grant, Emma"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2023-04-25T15:15:35Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2023-04-25T15:15:35Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2023-04-01"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Community, Public and Population Health"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Ontario Institute of Technology"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Sleep","Autism spectrum disorder","Family","Qualitative methodology"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1607"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Purpose: Sleep is an important mechanism for everyday functioning and childhood development. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have high rates of sleep problems. This interpretive phenomenology-informed study aims to fill the gaps on the experiences of family sleep with a child with ASD. Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit parents of at least one child with ASD. Fifteen in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents. Findings: Themes included (1) environmental factors contributing to sleep, (2) individual and family consequences of sleep loss, (3) parental internalization of emotions and conflicts surrounding sleep, (4) mitigation strategies used to improve sleep; and (5) the knowledge and beliefs that parents have about sleep. Discussion: Findings suggest that parents understand what it takes to achieve sleep in their homes and carry mental and emotional burdens related to sleep, focused on making sure their child(ren) get enough sleep."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["“I don’t think there’s anything typical about it.” Exploring sleep in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Papaconstantinou, Efrosini"],"dc:creator":["Grant, Emma"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2023-04-25T15:15:35Z"],"dc:date.available":["2023-04-25T15:15:35Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2023-04-01"],"dc:description.abstract":["Purpose: Sleep is an important mechanism for everyday functioning and childhood development. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to have high rates of sleep problems. This interpretive phenomenology-informed study aims to fill the gaps on the experiences of family sleep with a child with ASD. Methods: Purposive sampling was used to recruit parents of at least one child with ASD. Fifteen in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents. Findings: Themes included (1) environmental factors contributing to sleep, (2) individual and family consequences of sleep loss, (3) parental internalization of emotions and conflicts surrounding sleep, (4) mitigation strategies used to improve sleep; and (5) the knowledge and beliefs that parents have about sleep. Discussion: Findings suggest that parents understand what it takes to achieve sleep in their homes and carry mental and emotional burdens related to sleep, focused on making sure their child(ren) get enough sleep."],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1607"],"dc:language.iso":["en"],"dc:subject":["Sleep","Autism spectrum disorder","Family","Qualitative methodology"],"dc:title":["“I don’t think there’s anything typical about it.” Exploring sleep in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder"],"dc:type":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Community, Public and Population Health"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)"],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Ontario Institute of Technology"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:35:34Z"}