Publications
Explore my academic research below, with links to full text articles
Joyce, A., Madra, M., Robus, C., & Halstead, L. (in prep). Efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in adults with and without ADHD; implications for cognition and mental health.
Scott-Fielder, N., Richards, C., Oliver, C., Wilde, L. & Joyce, A. (in prep). Sleep and executive function in children with intellectual disability.
Joyce, A. & Illingworth, S. (under review). No nighttime I can own: The experience of insomnia expressed through poetry.
Hamilton, A., Joyce, A., & Spiller, J. (2023). Recommendations for Assessing and Managing Sleep Problems in Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 10(4), 274–285. https://doi.org/10.1007/S40474-023-00283-7
Joyce, A., & Breadmore, H. L. (2021). Sleep-disordered breathing and daytime sleepiness predict children’s reading ability. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12465
Chua, B., Neoh, M., Jeon, M., Joyce, A., Iandolo, G., Hayton, J., Esposito, G., & Dimitriou, D. (2022). Impact of sleep on attention in primary school-aged autistic children: Exploratory cross-cultural comparison between Singapore and UK children. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 128(May), 104271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104271
Shaw, A., Do, T. N. T., Harrison, L., Marczak, M., Dimitriou, D., & Joyce, A. (2021). Sleep and Cognition in People with Autism Spectrum Condition: A Systematic Literature Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-021-00266-7
Costantini, C., Joyce, A., & Britez, Y. (2021). Breastfeeding Experiences During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Kingdom : An Exploratory Study Into Maternal Opinions and Emotional States. Journal of Human Lactation 37(4), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344211026565
Halstead, E. J., Joyce, A., Sullivan, E., Tywyn, C., Davies, K., Jones, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2021). Sleep disturbances and patterns in children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9(March), 91. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.637770
Mughal, R., Hill, C. M., Joyce, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2020). Sleep and Cognition in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Brain Sciences, 10(11); 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110863
Grantham-Hill, S., Evans, H. J., Tuffrey, C., Sanders, E., Elphick, H. E., Gringras, P., Kingshott, R. N., Martin, J., Reynolds, J., Joyce, A., Hill, C. M., & Spruyt, K. (2020). Psychometric Properties and Predictive Value of a Screening Questionnaire for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Young Children With Down Syndrome. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11(April), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00285
Mughal, R., Joyce, A., Hill, C., & Dimitriou, D. (2020). Sleep disturbance as a predictor of anxiety in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and typically developing children. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 101. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RIDD.2020.103610
Gwilliam, K., Joyce, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2020). Early manifestation of sleep problems in toddlers with Williams Syndrome using a mixed method longitudinal approach. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 104(December 2019), 103658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103658
Joyce, A., Elphick, H., Farquhar, M., Gringras, P., Evans, H., Bucks, R. S., Kreppner, J., Kingshott, R., Martin, J., Reynolds, J., Rush, C., Gavlak, J., & Hill, C. M. (2020). Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Contributes to Executive Function Impairment in Young Children with Down Syndrome. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 18(5), 611–621. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2019.1641501
Hannant, P., Cassidy, S., Renshaw, D., & Joyce, A. (2019). A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised-designed GABA tea study in children diagnosed with autism spectrum conditions: a feasibility study clinical trial registration: ISRCTN 72571312. Nutritional Neuroscience, 0(0), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2019.1588486
Yau, S., Pickering, R. M., Gringras, P., Elphick, H., Evans, H. J., Farquhar, M., Martin, J., Joyce, A., Reynolds, J., Kingshott, R. N., Mindell, J. A., & Hill, C. M. (2019). Sleep in infants and toddlers with Down syndrome compared to typically developing peers: looking beyond snoring. Sleep Medicine, 63, 88–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2019.05.005
Kingshott, R. N., Gahleitner, F., Elphick, H. E., Gringras, P., Farquhar, M., Pickering, R. M., Martin, J., Reynolds, J., Joyce, A., Gavlak, J. C., Evans, H. J., & Hill, C. M. (2019). Cardiorespiratory sleep studies at home: Experience in research and clinical cohorts. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(5), 476–481. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315676
Joyce, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2019). A cross-syndrome comparison of sleep-dependent learning on a cognitive procedural task. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 124(4), 339–353. https://doi.org/10.1352/1944-7558-124.4.339
Hill, C. M., Elphick, H. E., Farquhar, M., Gringras, P., Pickering, R. M., Kingshott, R. N., Martin, J., Reynolds, J., Joyce, A., Gavlak, J. C., & Evans, H. J. (2018). Home oximetry to screen for obstructive sleep apnoea in Down syndrome. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103(10), 962–967. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-314409
Farias, M., Van Mulukom, V., Kahane, G., Kreplin, U., Joyce, A., Soares, P., Oviedo, L., Hernu, M., Rokita, K., Savulescu, J., & Möttönen, R. (2017). Supernatural Belief Is Not Modulated by Intuitive Thinking Style or Cognitive Inhibition /631/378/2649/2150 /631/477/2811 article. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14090-9
Joyce, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2017). Sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive functioning in preschool children with and without Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(8), 778–791. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12387
Ashworth, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2017). A cross-syndrome study of the differential effects of sleep on declarative memory consolidation in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Developmental Science, 20(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12383
Hill, C. M., Evans, H. J., Elphick, H., Farquhar, M., Pickering, R. M., Kingshott, R., Martin, J., Reynolds, J., Joyce, A., Rush, C., Gavlak, J. C., & Gringras, P. (2016). Prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea in young children with Down syndrome. Sleep Medicine, 27–28, 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2016.10.001
Ashworth, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2015). The Importance of Sleep: Attentional Problems in School-Aged Children With Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 13(6), 455–471. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2014.940107
Ashworth, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2014). Sleep enhances memory consolidation in children. Journal of Sleep Research, 23(3), 304–310. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12119
Ashworth, A., Hill, C. M., Karmiloff-Smith, A., & Dimitriou, D. (2013). Cross syndrome comparison of sleep problems in children with Down syndrome and Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(5), 1572–1580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.01.031
Dimitriou, D., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Ashworth, A., & Hill, C. (2013). Impaired Sleep-Related Learning in Children with Williams Syndrome. Pediatrics Research International Journal, 2013, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5171/2013.662275
Annaz, D., & Ashworth, A. (2011). Sleep-related learning in Williams syndrome. In E. K. Farran & A. Karmiloff-Smith (Eds.), Neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan: A neuroconstructivist approach. Oxford University Press.
Annaz, D., Hill, C. M., Ashworth, A., Holley, S., & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2011). Characterisation of sleep problems in children with Williams syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(1), 164–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2010.09.008