BEDSIDE Study and STOMP: Understanding Disordered Sleep Among Adults With Intellectual Disability and Rationalising Antipsychotics.-View Presentation

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The video features a comprehensive presentation and discussion on the significance of managing sleep disorders, particularly among individuals with intellectual disabilities. Rupal, Aruna, and Paul are campaigners from Wales working with cultural learners, aiming to enhance understanding of initiatives like STOMP—Stop the Over-Medication of People with a learning disability, autism, or both with psychotropic drugs. Aruna provides insight into how STOMP has been implemented in the UK, targeting the reduction of unnecessary medication among learners with autism and intellectual disabilities. The discussion transitions to a study involving actigraphy to objectively measure sleep and its impact on behaviors that challenge. The findings emphasize the significance of sleep onset latency as a predictor of challenging behavior, suggesting implications for caregivers' quality of life and potential interventions. Several cases illustrate the complexity of diagnosing and addressing sleep issues, highlighting the importance of assessing environmental factors and employing objective measures like actigraphy. Questions from the audience touch on the use of CPAP for sleep apnea, access to behavior analysts, and how to improve outcomes in clinical practice. The session underscores the need for careful consideration of environmental and behavioral aspects, the slow reduction of medications, and the potential for objective screening tools in managing sleep-related disorders within this population.

Keywords

sleep disorders

intellectual disabilities

STOMP initiative

over-medication

autism

actigraphy

sleep onset latency

challenging behavior

environmental factors

psychotropic drugs

caregiver interventions