A proper starting point for sleep work with your neurodivergent or medically complex child.
A free 10–12 page starter guide from a certified Special Needs sleep consultant. For families of children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing differences, epilepsy, Down syndrome, and complex medical presentations. No three-day methods. No cry-it-out. No templates.
- The 7 reasons generic sleep training fails for these children
- The 5 foundations that actually work (regulation-first, sensory-first, medical-first)
- A structured 14-day observation log to establish your own baseline
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What's inside the Special Needs Sleep Starter Guide
- Why generic paediatric sleep training frequently fails for neurodivergent and medically complex children — the seven specific reasons
- The 5 foundations: regulation before routine, sensory-first environment design, medication-timing awareness, medical-team coordination, parental-capacity realism
- Specific sleep challenge patterns and where to start for each (autism, ADHD, sensory processing, epilepsy, Down syndrome, NICU graduates, medically complex)
- A 14-day structured observation log — downloadable and printable — that surfaces patterns most families have never tracked
- Explicit "what not to do" guidance, including the sleep-training methods that are contraindicated for this population
- The Life Safe emergency-readiness layer for families of children with seizure risk or complex medical presentations
- Canadian-specific resources for additional support: Ontario Autism Program, Erinoak Kids, Holland Bloorview, Canadian Paediatric Society position statements
Who this is for
This is for you if:
- You're parenting a neurodivergent or medically complex child and generic sleep advice hasn't worked
- You're in the middle of diagnostic assessment or recently diagnosed, and sleep is breaking down
- You have an existing medical and developmental team but nobody has given you a sleep framework
This probably isn't the right fit if:
- Your child is neurotypical and the question is standard sleep training (the Sleep Readiness Checklist is a better start)
- Your primary need is feeding support, medical assessment, or developmental assessment (paediatrician first)
Who's sending you this
I'm Milos — a certified paediatric sleep and potty training consultant based in Ontario, a 10+ year CPR and First Aid instructor, and a dad to 10-month-old twins. I hold four specializations from the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting. Sleep Ready is the practice I wished existed when my own kids were four months old.
This Special Needs Sleep Starter Guide is a real piece of work — not a teaser. It's the same framework I use with clients in the first conversation, distilled into a format you can actually use on your own.
Common questions
Will I actually get emails from you, or is this a once-and-done?
The Special Needs Sleep Starter Guide downloads instantly on the next page — no waiting on an email. After that, you're on my list for occasional updates, sent only when I have something genuinely useful to share. Stay as long as it's useful, or unsubscribe anytime. No bundles-of-the-day, no fake urgency.
How is my email used?
Only by Sleep Ready (owned and operated by me, Milos), only to send you the materials I've committed to, and only as long as you want them. I don't sell or share lists. Full privacy policy at /privacy.
What if I'm not sure the Special Needs Sleep Starter Guide is right for me?
Download it anyway. If it turns out it's not useful, unsubscribe. No hard feelings. It's free.
Is this actually specialized, or is it generic advice rebranded?
Specialized. I hold a Special Needs Sleep certification from the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting — a distinct credential beyond the general paediatric sleep certification — and the framework in the Starter Guide reflects that training. The guide explicitly tells you what not to do alongside what to do, and it refers out to medical, developmental, and therapeutic specialists where that's the right next step. This is not repackaged general-population material.
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