Discover sleep strategies for Autistic, PDA and ADHD children
That Actually Work
Specialist online sleep support so neurodivergent children and teens can finally get more sleep, across the UK.
Ready to reclaim your evenings?
Michelle Cyril - One of the UK leading sleep specialists
for neurodivergent children and young people
You are not getting it wrong. Your child’s brain is simply wired differently, and they need sleep support that recognises that, so you can get your evening back and mornings become less of a challenge.
Meet Michelle Cyril, an Advanced Paediatric Sleep Specialist, children’s nurse, and one of the UK’s leading sleep specialists for neurodivergent children and teens.
Are Sleep Struggles Taking Over Family Life?
When your neurodivergent child isn’t sleeping, it can leave the whole family exhausted, overwhelmed, on edge, and feeling alone. Maybe bedtime has become a battle, with challenging behaviour and an inability to fall asleep at a reasonable time. Or perhaps your child needs you beside them every single night – and the moment you try to leave, they wake up and end up in your bed. All of this can make getting them up for school in the morning feel almost impossible. Leaving your family feeling stretched beyond it’s limits.
It is exhausting – it can feel like running a marathon you never signed up for, right?
You might:
Find yourself shouting
Because your child cannot wake up for school and you are already panicking about being late.
Get frustrated at bedtime
When your child has endless delaying tactics at bedtime and you are drained and out of ideas.
Fall asleep in your child’s bed
Because you know they will need you in the night and it feels easier to stay there.
Argue with your partner
Because you have not spent an evening together, or woken up in the same bed, for months or even years.
You do not have to figure this out on your own. Let’s do it together.
I am here to stop the guesswork and to get you and your partner on the same page. I understand your neurodivergent child, and will support you with practical, evidence-based sleep strategies, delivered using a neuro-affirming approach.
Ready to get started?
When your child sleeps better, everything feels a bit easier
When your neurodivergent child is able to fall asleep more quickly, sleep for longer stretches or stop starting their day at 4am, they will:
- Have more brain power to focus and concentrate better in school
- Be less grumpy and argumentative with their siblings
- Experience fewer big, emotional or dysregulated behaviours
- Cope better with day-to-day demands at school and at home
And for you…
- Get your evenings back to binge Netflix, rest or reconnect with your partner
- Shout less and stop going to work feeling guilty all day
- Be more patient when getting everyone out of the door for school
- Have more capacity to support your child the next day and concentrate better at work
Sleep support services
for neurodivergent families
Sleep support services for neurodivergent families
Ways to work with Michelle
Whether you are looking for one-to-one sleep support or a group programme, there are different ways we can work together to support your Autistic, PDA or ADHD child’s sleep.
All options use evidence-based practice, guided by neuro-affirming principles, and start with understanding your child’s sensory needs, emotional regulation and what helps them feel safe at bedtime and in the night.
1:1 Online Sleep Support
- most popular
- most popular
1:1 Online Sleep Support
Most popular option – flexible and accessible wherever you are in the UK (or beyond).
£950*
Includes £100 discount when paid in full / 4 month payment plans are available
Work with me online over at least two months to transform tricky bedtimes and nights into calmer, more predictable evenings. Together will create an easy to follow sleep plan tailored for your neurodivergent child that fits their Autistic, ADHD or PDA profile and your family life.
- Initial 90 mins online session to understand your child's sleep struggles and give you a new set of practical tools and strategies you can use from the first night
- Personalised written sleep plan that is simple to follow when you are exhausted
- Fortnightly follow-up check-in calls to review progress and adjust the plan together
- Weekly WhatsApp support so you are never left guessing what to do next
*50% discount for siblings – if you have multiple children with different sleep needs, sibling sleep packages are available. Book a free call to chat about your whole family’s sleep.
Find out more about my 1:1 Online Sleep Support
After 8 weeks working with Michelle, our daughter had a friend over for a sleepover - the first one she had ever done. We would highly recommend Michelle - we achieved more in 8 weeks than years with other support. Thanks Michelle
1:1 Home Visit Sleep Support
- VIP Service
- VIP Service
Home Visit Sleep Support
VIP support with an in-person visit from Michelle.
£1550*
Includes £100 discount when paid in full / 4 month payment plans are available
For families who would value an in-person visit, this VIP option includes a home visit so I can meet your neurodivergent child (if they want to), see where they sleep, and create a highly tailored sleep plan that feels realistic and works for your whole family.
- In-person home visit to meet you and your child (if they want to)
- Personalised, easy to follow sleep plan even when you are exhausted
- Fortnightly check-in video calls for at least two months
- Weekly WhatsApp support between video calls to answer your questions
- Travel is included for journeys up to one hour round trip (additional travel time charged separately)
Find out more about Home Visit Sleep Support
*50% discount for siblings – if you have multiple children with different sleep needs, sibling sleep packages are available. Book a free call to chat about your whole family’s sleep.
Bedtime was taking 2-4 hours every single night. Within just a week we could see improvements. Beyond grateful to Michelle, she is definitely the person you need if you are struggling.
Neurodivergent Sleep Solutions - 6 Week Online Group Program
- Coming Back In 2027
- Coming Back In 2027
Neurodivergent Sleep Solutions
– 6 Week Online Group Programme
Coming back in 2027 – join the waitlist now.
A small, supportive group programme for parents and carers of Autistic, PDA and ADHD children who want to understand how to help their neurodivergent child fall asleep more easily, stop waking in the night and ultimately get more sleep. I will support you to make practical changes over six weeks.
The group programme includes two online live sessions in the evenings every Tuesday and Thursday for 6 weeks. Replays of every live session will be available.
- Weekly online teaching sessions on neurodivergent sleep (with replays)
- Weekly Q&A calls so you can your questions answered about your own child (replay available)
- Practical tools you can use straight away from the very first night
- Bonus private Facebook community, to get your questions answered between live sessions and so you can journey with other lovely and kind parents who ‘get it’.
6 Week Group program - Neurodivergent sleep solutions
Hi, I am Michelle
Experienced sleep consultant, children’s nurse and mum of two neurodivergent children who knows first-hand how exhausting and lonely sleep struggles can feel.
Bedtime had become tense and unpredictable. Baths and showers were being refused, and brushing teeth felt like a nightly battle. I felt like I was treading on egg shells, trying to prevent a meltdown, while bedtime crept later and later.
I knew what the textbooks said about bedtime routines and children’s sleep, but my own neurodivergent children – with their Autistic and PDA profiles, sensory needs and ADHD brains – the “standard” sleep advice wasn’t working. I reached a point where I felt completely out of answers and utterly worn down.
Everything changed when I reached out for specialist support from a neurodiversity consultant who truly understood how my children’s brains worked. That was the missing piece.
By combining my expert knowledge of sleep with a neuro-affirming approach, I was able to let go of what I thought bedtime “should” be like and finally discovered strategies that actually worked. Bedtime became calmer, easier and far less stressful for us all.
That experience is what led me to specialise in sleep support for neurodivergent children and teens.
Today, I bring together my nearly 30 years as a children’s nurse with advanced paediatric sleep training and my own lived experience as a parent of two neurodivergent children.
My work is rooted in evidence-based practice, enriched by neuro-affirming principles, so that Autistic, PDA and ADHD children can feel safer and get more sleep at night – and parents can finally breathe, knowing they have the right support and they don’t have to do this on their own anymore.
- Specialist in neurodivergent children and teen sleep
- Degree-level qualification in Advanced Paediatric Sleep
- Trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
- Sleep specialist working within an NHS-commissioned children’s service
- Nearly 30 years as a children’s nurse - MSc and Dip HE
- Committed to ongoing professional development and supervision
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FAQs
Does my child need to have a diagnosis?
No. Many families I support are on a waiting list for assessment or strongly suspect their child is neurodivergent. If you recognise your child in what you have read about Autistic, PDA or ADHD sleep struggles – long and drawn out bedtimes, frequent night waking, early morning starts – you are welcome here. You do not need a formal diagnosis to get evidence-based, neuro-affirming sleep support.
What do you mean by “neuro-affirming” sleep support?
“Neuro-affirming” means I aim to work with your child’s neurodivergent brain, not against it. I will not ask you to use “one size fits all” sleep advice for neuro-typical children or to ignore your child’s distress. Instead, I will create practical, easy-to-follow sleep strategies that respect Autistic, PDA and ADHD profiles so they feel safe and supported throughout.
Do you work online with families worldwide?
Yes. Most of my work is online with families all over the UK. I have also worked with families in the USA, and other countries, looking for neuro-affirming support with sleep. I am happy to offer online sleep support wherever it is required. All you need is a device for video calls. Home visits are subject to availability and limited to the UK.
Michelle Cyril
Qualified Sleep Specialist
Helping exhausted parents of neurodivergent children and teens find real sleep solutions that work for the whole family, with expertise and support every step of the way.
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