ADHD Sleep Guide
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ADHD Sleep Guide

For busy brains that won't switch off, even when they're exhausted

A practical, OT-informed guide to ADHD and bedtime, built around regulation and sensory needs, not generic sleep training.

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ADHD Sleep Guide

They've looked exhausted all afternoon. Then bedtime hits, and suddenly they're talking, moving, asking for another drink, remembering seventeen things they need to tell you.

If that sounds familiar, you've met the "second wind", one of the most common, and most exhausting, parts of bedtime for children with ADHD. A bedtime routine can absolutely help. But if you're doing bath, book, bed and it's still a nightly process, it's worth looking beyond the routine itself to what's happening in the hour before it.

This guide goes further than a quick checklist. It walks through five areas in depth, with practical strategies you can start trying tonight.

What's inside

  • Why children with ADHD often get more energy the closer it gets to bedtime, not less, and what that means for your evening
  • Movement and sensory strategies to try earlier in the evening, so the body's ready to settle later
  • How to support regulation in the 45 to 60 minutes before bed, treating it as a ramp down rather than a light switch
  • Ways to ease transitions, so moving into bedtime doesn't unravel the whole evening
  • Practical, non-punitive ways to handle the extra drink, the one more question, and the sudden urgent need to tell you something

The five areas we cover

1

The second wind

Why ADHD brains can switch on, not off, as bedtime approaches, and how to plan around it.

2

Movement & sensory strategies

The right kind of input, at the right time in the evening, to help the body settle.

3

Regulation before bed

What the last hour before bed can look like when it's built to calm the nervous system.

4

Transitions

How to ease the shift out of an engaging activity and into the quiet of bedtime.

5

Bedtime delays

Practical, calm ways to handle the extra requests without them becoming the evening's main event.

This guide is for you if

  • Bedtime is still a nightly negotiation, despite having a routine in place
  • Your child seems to get a burst of energy just as bedtime approaches
  • You've tried the generic sleep training advice and it hasn't fitted your child
  • You want practical strategies grounded in your child's sensory and regulation needs, not a one-size-fits-all script
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From an AHPRA-registered occupational therapist

Jessinta Benton runs Dream Sleep OT, a paediatric practice with a clinical focus on sleep for neurodiverse children. This guide reflects that same nervous-system-first approach.

AHPRA registered Telehealth Australia-wide NDIS & Medicare CDM

Questions

How is this delivered?

As a downloadable PDF, sent to your email straight after purchase.

Will this guarantee my child sleeps through the night?

No guide can promise a specific result. This one gives you practical areas to explore and strategies to try, based on your child's regulation and sensory needs.

Is this a substitute for professional support?

No. It's general information, not individual medical or therapeutic advice. If sleep difficulties are ongoing, please speak with your GP, paediatrician or an occupational therapist. If you'd like individual support, you're welcome to book a free chat.

What if I already have the free guide?

The free guide introduces the five areas. This full guide goes into depth on each one, with the practical strategies included.

ADHD Sleep Guide

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Five areas, explored in depth, with practical strategies to try tonight.

ADHD Sleep Guide